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Mississippi River Watershed Partnership

November 1, 2024

Lack of rain in October led to rapidly expanding dry conditions in the Southeast.

Additional drought development and impacts are expected into early November, with uncertainty for the winter months ahead.

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September 23, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.

Average temperatures for the 2024 summer season were either 0–2°F or 2–4°F above normal across the Mid-Atlantic region. Precipitation amounts varied both across the region and over the course of the summer season. Some locations saw as little as 50%–75% of normal rainfall while others experienced over 150% of normal precipitation.

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September 23, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024. (Updated October 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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June 27, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Average temperatures for the 2024 spring season were 2–4°F above normal for the majority of the region. Precipitation amounts varied across the region this spring, with some locations, particularly western Pennsylvania, experiencing greater than 150% of normal precipitation and a few areas receiving between 50% and 75% of normal spring precipitation.

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June 24, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024. (Updated July 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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April 15, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated April 2024.

Average temperatures for the winter season were four to six degrees above normal for most of the region. The eastern portion of the region experienced wetter than normal conditions, up to 200 percent of normal precipitation.

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March 25, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated March 2024.  (Updated April 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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December 22, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.  (Updated February 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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December 21, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.

Average temperatures for this fall season were 0–2 degrees above normal for the majority of the region. This is similar to observed average temperatures from spring 2021 through fall 2022. The region largely experienced drier than normal conditions, with some areas in Virginia experiencing 25%–50% of normal precipitation.

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