For the week, no changes were made on the map with no drought conditions observed across the region. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the Northeast Climate Region observed its wettest December-March period on record as well as its 2nd warmest (average temperature) for the same period. Looking at the longer-term average temperature rankings in the region, the 18-month (Oct 2022-Mar 2024), 24-month (Apr 2022-Mar 2024), 36-month (Apr 2021-Mar 2024), 48-month (Apr 2020-Mar 2024), and 60-month (Apr 2019-Mar 2024) periods all registered warmest on record, according to NOAA NCEI. For the week, average temperatures were above normal across much of the southern extent of the region with departures ranging from 1 to 8+ degrees F above normal with the greatest departures observed in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Some pockets of cooler-than-normal temperatures were observed in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, eastern New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In terms of precipitation, generally dry conditions prevailed with some isolated areas of Upstate New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and West Virginia receiving 1-inch accumulations for the week.
For the week, no changes were made on the map with no drought conditions observed across the region. According to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the Northeast Climate Region observed its wettest December-March period on record as well as its 2nd warmest (average temperature) for the same period. Looking at the longer-term average temperature rankings in the region, the 18-month (Oct 2022-Mar 2024), 24-month (Apr 2022-Mar 2024), 36-month (Apr 2021-Mar 2024), 48-month (Apr 2020-Mar 2024), and 60-month (Apr 2019-Mar 2024) periods all registered warmest on record, according to NOAA NCEI. For the week, average temperatures were above normal across much of the southern extent of the region with departures ranging from 1 to 8+ degrees F above normal with the greatest departures observed in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Some pockets of cooler-than-normal temperatures were observed in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, eastern New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In terms of precipitation, generally dry conditions prevailed with some isolated areas of Upstate New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and West Virginia receiving 1-inch accumulations for the week.
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