Significant weather events for the Chesapeake Bay watershed for Summer 2019.
MARISA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Summer 2019
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Summer brought flash flooding to some parts of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, while other areas experienced as little as 50 percent of normal rainfall. July was also among the 10 warmest months on record for several locations.
Read more, and use the interactive maps of climate projections, in the latest MARISA Seasonal Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook.
Highlights
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High intensity rainfall events resulted in two rare National Weather Service Flash Flood Emergencies. -
Northern Virginia, central Pennsylvania and eastern Maryland experienced less precipitation than normal—with some areas seeing as little as 50 percent of the 1981-2010 average.
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Western Maryland and Eastern Virginia experienced precipitation up to 150 percent of normal.
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July ranked as one of the ten all-time warmest months on record for several locations, helping this summer to rank among the 10 warmest on record for Baltimore, MD; Harrisburg, PA; Dulles Airport, VA; and Washington, D.C.
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The Atlantic hurricane season is forecasted by NOAA to be above normal.
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