February 2025 – National Climate Summary
Category: Drought
National and Local Climate Summary for December 2024
Fall 2024 Weather: Warmest and Driest Trends
Nationally, fall of 2024 was the warmest on record. It was also the 36th driest fall on record.
November – 2024 Climate Summary
Second Hottest and Driest October: 2024 Review
October 2024 was both the second warmest and second driest October on Record, going back to 1895.
The US Drought Monitor shows 87% of the CONUS in some sort of drought. Will we get enough rain to mitigate this over the Great Lake area?
That 87% is the highest percent of the CONUS in drought, going back to January 2000 (or maybe even farther).
US Drought Monitorhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx
September Climate Summary
Most of the CONUS was warmer than normal and dry in September. The notable exception was over the Southeast CONUS where Hurricane Helene and it’s remnants caused devastating flooding in some areas.
The Summer of 2024
Nationally and Locally over Southwest Michigan
Updated with State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Ranks and details on Florida and Michigan heavy rainfall amounts
Our Warm and Dry Weather Patten is Likely to Change to Cooler and Wet by Early Next Week
(over the Midwest and Great Lakes)
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