Website Highlights
First Snow of the Season
A few major climate sites picked up their first measurable snow of the season yesterday. Both climatology and a colder, wetter weather pattern tell us that additional areas could see their first snow soon.
Read more in the NRCC Blog
Northeast Region El Niño Impacts and Outlook (October 2018)
This report for the Northeast features an overview of typical El Niño weather patterns, potential impacts, the winter outlook, and a comparison of previous El Niño winters.
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Northeast Drought Update
This page offers drought information by state, with links to regional and national drought web pages.
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Standardized Precipitation Index Maps
The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is a way to measure dry or wet conditions based on precipitation.
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Climate Perspectives
This tool places recent climate conditions in both a historical and geographical perspective.
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Turf Grass
Weather for the turfgrass industry, including disease risk, turf and weed development, irrigation information, and heat stress.
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CLIMOD 2
CLIMOD 2 uses the Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) to produce single-station and multi-station climate products. For example, the Seasonal Ranking report produces a graph and table of extremes or other summaries for a specified period for each year.
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Monthly Maps
View a variety of monthly precipitation and temperature departure maps for any given month for the Northeast region or a selected state.
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Quarterly Outlooks
Seasonal climate highlights and outlook for the upcoming season for the Eastern, Region, Great Lakes, and Gulf of Maine. Published in March, June, September and December.
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