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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

It was a very wet start to 2023 across the area with record rainfall for many over the first 3 months. It quickly dried out after that, leading to severe drought across portions of the region. Temperatures were also quite mild to kick off 2023, would wobble around the normals into the start of the summer, then settled in to warm conditions for the rest of the year. So warm that 2023 for both La Crosse and Rochester were in their top 5 warmest on record. 

More details on 2023 climate below: