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

Winter temperatures were mixed for the Gulf Coast Region with temperatures well above normal in the west and below normal in the east. Winter was dry across a large majority of stations in the Gulf Region.

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

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

Winter temperatures were below normal for the entire region, with most locations seeing temperatures that were 2–4 degrees below normal. Most of the region was drier than normal, with drought covering much of Maryland and Virginia throughout the winter season.

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

Fall 2025 temperatures were above normal for the western half of the Gulf Region and near normal in the eastern portions of the Region. Fall 2025 saw well below normal rainfall across much of the Region, with many stations reporting less than 25 percent of normal. This was true for most stations directly on the coast.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2025. Dated December 2025.

Fall temperatures were within about 2°F of normal across almost the entire region. Most areas were drier than normal, with drought or abnormal dryness present throughout the fall. Low water levels led to water restrictions and poor pasture conditions resulted in early livestock sales.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for September–November 2025. Dated December 2025. (Updated to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

This report, Facing Future Droughts: Lessons from the Southeast’s 2023 Fall Flash Drought, was developed to improve the monitoring, communication, and response to drought in the Southeastern United States, with a specific focus on flash drought. The 2019 flash drought exposed critical gaps in early warning and monitoring systems, sparking conversations that continued during the 2022 Southeast Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Regional Meeting.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2025. Dated September 2025.

Average temperatures for the 2025 summer season were a bit above normal (0-4 degrees) across the region. This was due to warmer than normal temperatures in late June and July followed by a cooler than normal August. Precipitation varied across the watershed,some locations saw precipitation significantly above normal in June and July then dropping to drier, below normal conditions in August.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for June–August 2025. Dated September 2025.

Summer 2025 temperatures were near normal for much of the Gulf Region, with many stations within one degree F of normal. Summer 2025 saw near average rainfall across much of the Region with most stations ranging from 70 percent of 130 percent of normal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for June–August 2025. Dated September 2025. (Updated to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)