Typical El Niño winter pattern in the Midwest, temperature and precipitation outlooks, impacts, past El Niños.

Significant events, climate overview and regional impacts for September-November 2015 in the Midwest, with regional outlook for December 2015 – February 2016. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for December 2019–February 2020. Dated March 2020.

Winter temperatures averaged near normal in the northwest and above normal across the rest of the region for the season as a whole.  Precipitation was above normal for most of the Midwest and much above normal in the extreme northern areas and also the extreme southeastern areas. An area that covered much of Iowa, northern Missouri, northwestern Illinois, and the southwestern corner of Wisconsin had below-normal precipitation for the season.

Great Lakes El Nino Outlook for Fall 2015. Published November 4, 2015.

Presented at the March 20, 2014 Central Region Webinar. Includes drought and climate.