The updated monthly climate outlook for March 2022 shows that the entire region has a better than usual chance of seeing temperatures above normal. This is due in part to the continuing La Nina that is still near peak and in part due to the trend to warmer temperatures across the globe caused by greenhouse gases. Precipitation is more variable and the pattern is consistent with a weak to moderate La Nina, where the driest areas are likely to be in Florida and along southern Alabama and Georgia as well as the East Coast, and wet conditions are more likely in areas near the Ohio River Valley. Due to the expected conditions, drought is likely to continue to expand in the driest areas, as we have observed in the last couple of weeks.
