Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for June–August 2023. Dated September 2023.

Summer was up to 2°C (4°F) warmer than normal.  Precipitation for the summer season ranged from near normal to more than 200% of normal. It was the wettest summer on record for several Maritimes sites and among the 10 wettest for a few other sites in the region.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Average temperatures for this spring were 0–2 degrees F above normal for the majority of the region. This is cooler than what was observed for the winter season, but similar to what was observed from spring 2021 to fall 2022. The majority of the region experienced drier than normal conditions (50%–75% of normal precipitation).

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Spring temperatures ranged from 2°C (4°F) below normal to 1°C (2°F) above normal. Spring precipitation was 90% of average, with the Erie basin being dry, Superior basin being wet, and the other basins near average.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Spring was up to 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. Spring precipitation ranged from 25% of normal to 125% of normal.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program 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 Drought Portal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

The Northeast had its 19th-warmest spring at 1.1°F above normal. This spring was among the 20 warmest since 1895 for 8 of the 12 Northeast states. The Northeast saw 81% of normal spring precipitation, in the driest third of all years. This spring was among the 20 driest since 1895 for 3 of the 12 Northeast states.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Most areas experienced temperatures 4–6 degrees F above normal. The southern half of the region received less than 25 percent of normal winter season snowfall, with several sites hitting records for the least snowy winter on record.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Winter was up to 4°C (7°F) above normal. Winter precipitation ranged from 75%–200% of normal across the basin.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program 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 Drought Portal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Winter (averaged over December, January, and February) was up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal, with multiple sites having one of their five-warmest winters on record. Winter precipitation (accumulated from December to February) ranged from near normal to 150% of normal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

The Northeast had its second-warmest winter at 4.9°F above normal. It was among the five warmest for all 12 states, with Massachusetts being record warm. The Northeast saw 107% of normal winter precipitation, in the middle third of all years. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September - November 2022. Dated December 2022.

Most of the region experienced temperatures that were within two degrees of normal for the fall season, which is similar to what has been observed for the past five seasons. The majority of the region saw near-normal precipitation this season, experiencing between 125 and 75 percent of their normal fall precipitation amounts.