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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

PEAC Service's ENSO Resources for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands and the Pacific Region


The PEAC Service provides different types of information resources related to climate variability and the impacts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation aimed at audiences ranging from government officials, decision makers and stakeholders to the general public. 

For ENSO information issued on a monthly basis, please go to the Climate Prediction Center's ENSO monitoring website at:

For Drought Monitoring information of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, please go to the United States Drought Monitoring website at:

We are working with the National Ocean Service to get tide information for each of the main islands of USAPI. See website at:

For Hawaii and USAPI Climate Impacts and Outlook, please go to the following website at: