March Outlook from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center

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27 Feb 2020 12:00 AM
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issued their outlook for March late last week, with a colder month expected ahead for many areas of the nation. Below average temperatures are forecast from the Northeast southward through the Tennessee Valley and Southern Plains to the Gulf of Mexico. Warmer than normal temperatures are favored in the Southwest. https://twitter.com/NWSCPC/status/1230491968297291778 It may be a quieter end to the snow season in the Great Lakes, Central Plains and along the West Coast. That's where drier than normal weather is in the forecast. A wetter than average month is expected along the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.
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