Severe Thunderstorms for mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley; Record Warmth and Fire Weather Concerns

Severe thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening across the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley's. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are all possible. Meanwhile, record warmth across the southern tier of the country continues; This will enhance fire weather conditions for the Plains. The cold front will head south on Friday with cooler temperatures east of the Rockies. Read More >

Northeastern Plains

March-April-May Precipitation

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Results for climate division 3 indicates that only modest increases were reported in the northeast plains and ranged from 105% to 113% of the long term precipitation.

A description of the graphs is located at the bottom of the page.

winter precip for clayton during el nino events

Percent of Longterm Average for all El Niño Events = 110% , for strong El Niño Events = 113%

winter precip for tucumcari during el nino events

Percent of Longterm Average for all El Niño Events = 105% , for strong El Niño Events = 93%

winter precip for clovis during el nino events

Percent of Longterm Average for all El Niño Events = 113% , for strong El Niño Events = 98%

Precipitation values for 3-month periods during 18 El Niño Events since 1949-50 are plotted with respect to the long term precipitation average, listed to the right of the graph. The precipitation totals for each 3-month period are plotted above or below each bar. Years for which the El Niño Event was considered to be strong are colored in dark green. "M" represents a 3-month period with missing data. Finally, the percents of long term normal for all El Niño events and for the strong El Niño events are listed below each graph.

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Severe Thunderstorms for mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valley; Record Warmth and Fire Weather Concerns

NWS ABQ - El Nino Spring Precip for CD3