A warm March was followed by a cold April in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region.
MARISA Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Spring 2020
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One of the warmest months of March on record was followed by one of the coldest months of April for some parts of the Mid-Atlantic region.
Read more, and use the interactive tools to explore historic and projected changes in the timing of spring temperatures, in the latest MARISA Seasonal Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook.
Highlights
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Temperatures varied widely across the spring months, with sites across the Chesapeake Bay watershed experiencing one of the warmest months of March on record, followed by one of the coldest months of April on record. -
Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia all tied their records for least snowy spring.
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The southeastern portion of the Mid-Atlantic region experienced drier conditions than normal, while the northwestern portion of the region experienced up to 150 percent of normal precipitation.
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The Atlantic Hurricane Outlook suggests an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.
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Analysis of historic spring temperatures shows that dates of last freeze and the onset of warm temperatures have shifted earlier in the year over the past four decades.
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Future projections show that the region as a whole may experience the onset of warm spring temperatures 15–26 days earlier than normal by the end of the century, and the last day of frost 12–20 days earlier.
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