![]() Twelve states across the West, Northern Plains and Midwest had winter precipitation totals that were much above average. It was the ninth wettest winter for the CONUS and the wettest since 1997/98.The December-February average temperature is rising at a rate of 2.2☏ per century since records began in 1895.Texas and Louisiana had their warmest winter on record. had a winter temperature that was much above average. Thirty-five states across the contiguous U.S. This was the seventh warmest winter on record for the CONUS. The average winter temperature for the Lower 48 was 35.9☏, 3.7☏ above the 20 th century average.Seasonal Summaries Winter (December 2016 through February 2017) ![]() Dryness returned to the South in late 2017 with drought developing and expanding – especially in the Southwest, Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast. Lingering drought from 2016 in the Southeast persisted into early 2017, but beneficial precipitation helped eliminate drought conditions by summer.A dry spring and summer set the stage for a rapidly expanding and intensifying drought in the Northern Plains, causing widespread agricultural impacts with total losses exceeding $1 billion.However, the wet winter allowed vegetation to flourish creating an abundance of fuels for wildfires during the subsequent dry season. ![]()
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