Contacts:))Ellen)Mecray)(Ellen.L.Mecray@noaa.gov)

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Eastern(Region(Quarterly(Climate(Impacts(and(Outlook|(December(2012(

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬƉŽƌƚĂůͬƐĞƌǀĞƌ͘ƉƚͬĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

Quarterly Climate Impacts 

and Outlook

Percent'of'Normal'Precipitation'(%)

9/1/2012'8'11/30/2012

Departure'from'Normal'Temperature'(F)

9/1/2012'8'11/30/2012

U.S.'Drought'Monitor

12/4/2012

September

November

Regional - Climate Overview for September - November 2012

Eastern Region

December 2012

National - 6LJQLÀFDQW(YHQWVIRU6HSWHPEHU1RYHPEHU

Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies Drought in the East

Highlights for the East

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Contacts:))Ellen)Mecray)(Ellen.L.Mecray@noaa.gov)

പപപപ^ĂŵĂŶƚŚĂŽƌŝƐŽī;ƐŐŚρΘΛĐŽƌŶĞůů͘ĞĚƵͿ

Eastern(Region(Quarterly(Climate(Impacts(and(Outlook|(December(2012(

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬƉŽƌƚĂůͬƐĞƌǀĞƌ͘ƉƚͬĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

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ĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂĨĞǁǁĞĞŬƐŝŶ

ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟǀĞEKƚŚĞĂƐƚŽĂƐƚ

ƚĞŶĚƐƚŽďĞǁĂƌŵĞƌĂŶĚǁĞƩĞƌǁŚŝůĞŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ

EKďƌŝŶŐƐĐŽŽůĞƌĂŶĚĚƌŝĞƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘

͗ƋƵĂů

ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨ

ĂďŽǀĞ͕ŶĞĂƌŽƌ

ďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

͗ďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂů

^ŽũƵƐƚǁŚĂƚǁŝůů

ǁŝŶƚĞƌďĞůŝŬĞ͍

tŝƚŚŶŽĐůĞĂƌ

ĐůŝŵĂƚĞƐŝŐŶĂůƐ͕

ƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ

ŽƵƚůŽŽŬŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ

ĞƋƵĂůĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ͘

dŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐ

ƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐũƵƐƚĂƐ

ůŝŬĞůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ

ĂƐƚĞƌŶZĞŐŝŽŶƚŽĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞďĞůŽǁĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐŝƚŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂďŽǀĞŽƌŶĞĂƌ

ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ

ŽƵƚůŽŽŬ͕ĞƋƵĂůĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĨŽƌ

ŵŽƐƚĂƌĞĂƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĂĨĞǁĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚŵŽĚĞůƐ

ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƉĂƌƚƐŽĨEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͕tĞƐƚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ͕

sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂĂŶĚKŚŝŽŚĂǀĞĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŚĂŶĐĞ

ŽĨĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ

ŽƵƚůŽŽŬŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶKŚŝŽ

ĂŶĚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂĂŶĚƐŽŵĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞ

ĂƌŽůŝŶĂƐ͘

Energy

Θ͘ρŵŝůůŝŽŶĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐŝŶϮϭƐƚĂƚĞƐǁĞƌĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƉŽǁĞƌĚƵĞƚŽ^ĂŶĚLJ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚ

ĂīĞĐƚĞĚƐƚĂƚĞ͕EĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJ͕ŚĂĚςρйŽĨŝƚƐĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƉŽǁĞƌ͘ĂŵĂŐĞƚŽ

ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐ͕ůĂĐŬŽĨƉŽǁĞƌƚŽƉƵŵƉĨƵĞů͕ĂŶĚůŽŶŐůŝŶĞƐĂƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůƐůĞĚ

ƚŽĂĨƵĞůƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŝŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJĂŶĚEĞǁzŽƌŬ͘ϭϮŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJ

ĐŽƵŶƟĞƐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚŐĂƐƌĂƟŽŶŝŶŐĨŽƌϭϬĚĂLJƐĂŶĚEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ

ŝƚĨŽƌϮǁĞĞŬƐ͘

Transportation

ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞDĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͕^ĂŶĚLJǁĂƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ

ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶƚŚĞϭϬΘͲLJĞĂƌŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJ͛ƐƐƵďǁĂLJƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ůů

ϳƚƵŶŶĞůƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƐƚZŝǀĞƌŝŶDĂŶŚĂƩĂŶǁĞƌĞŇŽŽĚĞĚ͘ŝƌƚƌĂǀĞůǁĂƐĂƚĂ

ŶĞĂƌƐƚĂŶĚƐƟůůǁŝƚŚϮϭ͕ϬϬϬнŇŝŐŚƚƐŝŶƚŽĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂĐĂŶĐĞůůĞĚ͘/Ŷ

ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƐĞǀĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͕ŽŶůLJƚŚĞůŝnjnjĂƌĚŽĨϮϬϭϬŐƌŽƵŶĚĞĚŵŽƌĞŇŝŐŚƚƐ͘EK͛Ɛ

EĂƟŽŶĂůKĐĞĂŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŚĞůƉĞĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĨƌŽŵ,ƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞ

^ĂŶĚLJ͘&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͗ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬŽĐĞĂŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͬŚĂnjĂƌĚƐͬŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞƐͬ

ŶŽƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞϭϮ͘ƉĚĨ

Agriculture

ƌŽƵŐŚƚĐĂƵƐĞĚρϭйŽĨĐŽƌŶŝŶKŚŝŽƚŽďĞŝŶƉŽŽƌŽƌĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂƚ

ƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘dŚĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĂŶĚƐƉƌŝŶŐĨƌŽƐƚƐĐĂƵƐĞĚƚŚĞŽŶĐŽƌĚŐƌĂƉĞ

ĐƌŽƉƚŽďĞƐŵĂůůĞƌĂŶĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚĂŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJǁĂƌŵĞƌĂŶĚ

ǁĞƩĞƌKĐƚŽďĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƌĞĐŽƌĚƉĞĂŶƵƚĐƌŽƉƐŝŶsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ

ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐŽLJďĞĂŶLJŝĞůĚƐŝŶEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͘

Recreation/Tourism

EĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJƐƚĂƚĞŽĸĐŝĂůƐƐĂŝĚĐĂƐŝŶŽǁŝŶƐǁĞƌĞĚŽǁŶϮΘйŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϮĚƵĞ

ƚŽ^ĂŶĚLJ͘^ƵŐĂƌDŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ^ŬŝZĞƐŽƌƚŝŶEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂŚĂĚŝƚƐĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĚĂLJ

ŝŶŝƚƐκϯLJĞĂƌŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĚƵĞƚŽƐŶŽǁĨƌŽŵ^ĂŶĚLJ͘

U.S. Seasonal Drought 

Outlook 

3-Month Precipitation 

Outlook 

Drought'Tendency'from

12/6/2012'8'2/28/2013

Valid'for'January'8'March'2013

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