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CLIMATE OUTLOOK DISCUSSION POINTS
• Past Weather and Drought: 30 to 90 day soil moisture and precipitation anomalies were below normal levels through much of the winter season of 2014-15 and early spring across portions of the Upper and Mid-Mississippi Valley as well as western New England. Abnormally dry conditions were indicated across portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Iowa, northern Pennsylvania, and western New York.
• Weather and Climate Outlook: Above normal temperatures are forecast over the
Great Lakes April into May spreading southward into the Mid-Mississippi Valley in May. Drier than normal conditions overall are expected to persist into April across the Great Lakes and Mid-Mississippi Valley. The drier than normal conditions are expected to advance eastward into Ohio River Valley and western New England as May progresses. Drier than normal conditions overall may persist over parts of the Mississippi Valley into June 2015. If the warmer and drier than normal trends persist/develop over the aforementioned areas, periods of above normal fire potential will occur across the Great Lakes and Mid-Mississippi Valley April into May; possibly spreading eastward through May prior to green-up. Fire potential is forecast to return to normal across these areas as green-up occurs.
• Fire Season Timing: The spring fire season may begin earlier than normal across
portions of the Great Lakes if the forecasted drier than normal conditions persist into the spring over these areas.
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EASTERN AREA PREDICTIVE SERVICES