Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June–August 2024, with an outlook for October–December 2024. Dated September 2024. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada, NOAA, and partners created these climate outlooks to inform the public about recent climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the U.S. Drought Portal. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.

Summer temperatures were above normal for most of the West except for isolated areas along the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts. California and Arizona saw their warmest summers on record with Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico having their second warmest on record. Precipitation was below normal for most of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.

For the June-August period, precipitation was normal to above normal across areas of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) including Palau, portions of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), western portions of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and American Samoa. Below-normal rainfall was observed in areas closer to the equator in FSM and in the Marianas.

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.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Spring temperatures were well above normal across the Gulf Coast region with temperatures averaging 2°F to 4°F above normal in most locations. Precipitation was mixed across the Region during Spring.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Spring temperatures were above normal for most of the Southern region and ranked third warmest out of 130 years of data. Precipitation was between 150% and 300% of normal across East Texas, Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and isolated areas of Mississippi. Precipitation in South Texas, Far West Texas, and the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles ranged from 5% to 70% of normal. The remainder of the region ranged from 70% to 130% of normal precipitation.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Spring and March were up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal. April and May were up to 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. Most U.S. cities around and east of Lake Michigan had a top 5 warmest spring. Spring precipitation was near average in the Superior and Ontario basins and above average for the other basins. The overall basin saw 112% of average precipitation.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Spring temperatures were 1-4°F above normal across the northwestern Midwest and up to 6°F above normal in the eastern half of the region. Spring precipitation was above normal for the Midwest. Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin had their 4th wettest spring on record.

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.)

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Temperatures this spring were above normal for the majority of the Basin. Typical of springtime, precipitation was scattered across the Basin.