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Contacts: Ellen Mecray ([email protected]) Eastern Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook|September 2014
Quarterly Climate Impacts
and Outlook
Eastern Region
September 2014
National -
Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies
Regional -
Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)June 1–August 31, 2014
Departure from Normal Temperature (°F)June 1–August 31, 2014
24-Hour Total Precipitation (in.)Ending 8 a.m. August 13, 2014
June
July
Highlights for the East
Severe storms struck the region throughout summer. Forty-eight tornadoes touched down, with the majority occurring in July. A tornado in Madison County on July 8 was the second deadliest tornado in New York. A tornado in
tornado to strike the county since records began. Also, straight line winds of up to 100
accompanied the storms, as did large hail.
In early July, Hurricane Arthur's storm surge
Arthur was the earliest hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina since records began in 1851.
ONumerous roads, including major highways, were submerged under feet of water, leaving cars stranded and leading to dozens of water rescues. Also, two long-term parking lots at
For details on the
rainfall, see the Regional Climate Overview
I
rainfall of that magnitude is only expected to
amounts were extremely close to the Northeast Regional Climate Center Extreme
for the 10–100 year event
he Eastern Region picked up 105% of normal rainfall during summer. Of the nine wet states,
normal in June, but the region ended the month
August, with nine states drier than normal.
he average summer temperature for the
normal. Fourteen of the sixteen states saw below-normal temperatures. Maine, however, had its 15th warmest summer on record. June was warmer than normal for all states, with
cooler than normal during July, with the region
average during summer, based on .
August Extreme Rainfall
Normals based on 1981–2010
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Regional - Impacts for June–August 2014
Contacts: Ellen Mecray ([email protected]) Eastern Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook|September 2014
Eastern Region PartnersRegional - Outlook for Fall 2014
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Temperature and
Precipitation
El NiñoSea Surface Temperature Anomaly (°C)
September 7–13, 2014
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Agriculture
Lto low grape supply and high demand, New York is allowing wineries to use out-of-state grapes
Ohio's peach crop. Carolina, which rebounded from a slow start. In some areas, heavy rain caused but in other areas, crops were stressed by a lack of rainsoybean harvests in Ohio were expected to surpass
Precipitation Variability
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and Portland, ME. Consistent with a changing climate
Sea Level Rise
R according to a recent NOAA report.
that based on current projected sea level rise, average annual property losses due
Aremained neutralAccording to NOAA, “El Niño is favored to emerge during September–October, and to peak at weak strength during the late fall and early
of El Niño
much above normal sea surface temperatures
and winter.
Valid for October–December 2014 Above-normal
Probability of above- or below-normal temperatures
Probability of above-normal
he Climate
calls for an increased chance of above-normal temperatures
of the Carolinas have the greatest chance for above-normal temperatures.
Carolinas, with equal chances of above-, near-,
Updated 2014 Atlantic Hurricane SeasonNOAA’s
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New England, the Carolinas, and
Other areas received extreme rainfall.