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 Midwest Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.

Average fall temperatures were 1–2°F above normal across the upper Midwest, near normal across the central Midwest, and 1–2°F below normal across the lower Midwest. Most of the Midwest had less than 75 percent of normal precipitation for fall, with the south-central Midwest, western Iowa, and southern Minnesota accumulating less than 50 percent of normal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.

Fall and September were up to 2°C (4°F) warmer than normal. Fall precipitation was 78% of average, and all basins were dry.

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.

This handout provides information on the typical La Niña winter pattern; the La Niña outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous La Niña years for the Great Lakes region. Updated November 2022.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the Drought Portal.

This handout provides information on the typical La Niña winter pattern; the La Niña outlook; potential impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous La Niña years for the Midwest U.S. Updated November 2022.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these outlooks to inform the public about 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 Great Lakes Region for June–August 2022. Dated September 2022.

June, July, and summer were within 1°C (2°F) of normal for most of the basins, with a few U.S. locations that were warmer. The overall basin saw 90% of average precipitation for summer, and all basins were drier than normal.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for June–August 2022. Dated September 2022.

Temperatures were 1–4°F above normal in the west and south during the summer, with the central portion of the region near normal. Summer precipitation was near normal to as much as 175% of normal east of the Mississippi River and as low as 50% of normal to the west.