Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for September – November 2020. Dated December 2020.
https://www.midatlanticrisa.org/climate-summaries/2020/12.html
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2020. Dated December 2020.
Well-above-average temperatures were observed across the Southeast, driven primarily by excessively warm daily minimum temperatures. Precipitation was above average across much of the region. Several long-term stations observed their wettest autumn on record.
This climate conditions and outlook update was originally sent via email to the Southeast DEWS email list.
Provides a definition of La Nina; a look back at previous La Nina winters; other factors; and the outlook for winter temperatures and precipitation.
NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the Drought Portal.
Fact Sheet Updated November 2021
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for June – August 2020. Dated September 2020.
The entire region experienced warmer-than-normal conditions; it was the hottest summer on record for Norfolk, Virginia, and Harrisburg and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This summer saw a wide range of precipitation conditions; the northern portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed had an abnormally dry summer, while the southern and eastern portions of the watershed experienced above normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for June – August 2020. Dated September 2020.
Above-average temperatures were recorded over Virginia and Florida, with near-average temperatures reported over the rest of the Southeast. A few stations observed their top 5 wettest summers on record, including Staunton, VA and Hickory, NC. In contrast, parts of Florida and Georgia only had 70 percent of normal summer precipitation.