Here is an initial look at the climate of the Southeast in March. I’ll be writing a more detailed Georgia report later and linking to reports from other states. The preliminary maps show that temperatures across the region were above normal, especially in North Carolina where a number of stations had their 2nd or 3rd warmest March on record, according to their climate summary posted earlier today. Precipitation across the Southeast was mostly below normal, which contributed to the expansion in abnormally dry conditions shown on the Drought Monitor last Thursday.
