Website Highlights

Polar Opposite Precipitation
While southern parts of the Northeast saw abundant precipitation, northern parts of the region missed out.
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Northeast La Niña Impacts and Outlook (November 2021)
The La Niña Impacts and Outlook report for the Northeast features an overview of typical La Niña weather patterns, other factors that influence weather patterns, the winter outlook, and a comparison of previous La Niña 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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