Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
These maps are part of NOAA's spring 2022 climate outlook (view maps and detailed explanations at climate.gov/Spring2022).
Map 1: drought outlook through June, which is dominated by the likelihood for drought to persist or worsen across the West (brown). Map 2: drought conditions as of March 15, showing the widespread area of severe (orange), extreme (red), and exceptional (dark red) drought across the West. Map 3: precipitation outlook for April–June, showing the high chances of a dry spring across the West. Map 4: temperature outlook for April–June, showing the high chances for a warm spring across the southern U.S. Map 5: Places where the risk of minor (yellow), moderate (red), or major (purple) flooding is higher than 50%.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with the Climate Prediction Center and the Office of Water Prediction. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
These maps are part of NOAA's spring 2022 climate outlook (view maps and detailed explanations at climate.gov/Spring2022).
Map 1: drought outlook through June, which is dominated by the likelihood for drought to persist or worsen across the West (brown). Map 2: drought conditions as of March 15, showing the widespread area of severe (orange), extreme (red), and exceptional (dark red) drought across the West. Map 3: precipitation outlook for April–June, showing the high chances of a dry spring across the West. Map 4: temperature outlook for April–June, showing the high chances for a warm spring across the southern U.S. Map 5: Places where the risk of minor (yellow), moderate (red), or major (purple) flooding is higher than 50%.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with the Climate Prediction Center and the Office of Water Prediction. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
