Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.

Winter temperatures were much above average for all of the West and record breaking for many locations. Drier-than-average conditions occurred for much of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, with some areas receiving less than 25% of average precipitation.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for December 2025–February 2026, with an outlook for April–June 2026. Dated March 2026. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September–November 2025. Dated December 2025.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for June–August 2025, with an outlook for October–December 2025. Dated September 2025. 

Summer brought mostly near normal temperatures across the Prairies and High Plains, with a small pocket of cooler conditions in the southern parts of North Dakota and slightly warmer along the southeastern High Plains. The Prairies and High Plains saw varied precipitation over the region, with some areas observing much wetter than normal conditions, while others remain near normal or very dry.