I’ll also discuss the current state of drought, how it changed during December, and what to expect in the way of drought changes during January. For more details on how to interpret these maps, read our explainer Understanding NOAA's monthly climate outlooks. Map by NOAA, based on data from the Climate Prediction Center.īelow, I’ll provide a more focused discussion of the outlooks as well as the basis for them. precipitation (rain + snow) outlook for January 2024 (view Alaska), showing places where a much wetter than average January is favored (green) or where there are equal chances for a wet, dry, or near-average January (white areas). The precipitation outlook favors well above average precipitation (rain and/or snow) across large parts of the southern, central, and eastern parts of the country, with well below average precipitation not favored anywhere over the Lower 48. The temperature outlook favors well above normal temperatures across the Northeast and around the Great Lakes and well below average temperatures in the Southwest and central and northern Great Plains. On December 31, CPC released its updated monthly climate outlooks for temperature, precipitation, and drought across the United States for January 2024. For more details on how to interpret these maps, read our explainer Understanding NOAA's monthly climate outlooks. Map by NOAA, based on data from the Climate Prediction Center. White areas indicate that there are equal chances for a warm, cool, or near-average January. temperature outlook for January 2024 (view Alaska), showing places where a much warmer than average January is favored (orange to red) or where a colder-than-average January is favored (blue).
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