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US Southeast Climate Update

NOAA Southeast — AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA

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Latest temperature anomaly

1-month (Mar 2026)
+3.71 °C
Rank 3/77 · vs 1961–1990
3-month (Jan–Mar 2026)
+1.82 °C
Rank 15/77 · vs 1961–1990

Monthly temperature anomaly history

Computed from NOAA Climate at a Glance regional tavg. Gold line uses the 1961–1990 comparison baseline; the lighter line uses NOAA's 1901–2000 source-native baseline.

US Southeast – Monthly Temperature – All Years

Each line represents one year of monthly mean temperatures.

All years since 19872019 (warmest)2026 (current year)

NOAA Climate at a Glance — regional tavg (monthly absolute °C).

Shifting Seasons

Warm / cold seasons

How spring and autumn have shifted in US Southeast. Spring is defined as the date monthly temperatures first rise above the long-term annual mean (16.8°C, from 19501979); autumn is the date they fall back below it. Temperature swings 18.7°C peak-to-peak across the year - a classic four-seasons rhythm.

1950–1979
6.2
months above annual mean
2016–2025
6.7
months above annual mean
Spring & Autumn shift
+16 days longer
Warm season
1950–1979 baseline: 16 Apr → 20 Oct · 187 days
2016–2025 now: 9 Apr → 28 Oct · 203 days
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Spring 7 days earlier · Autumn 9 days later

Baseline vs recent monthly temperature climatology. Biggest warming: Feb (+3.2°C).

NOAA Climate at a Glance — regional tavg.

Latest precipitation anomaly

1-month (Mar 2026)
-63.7 mm
Rank 72/77 · vs 1961–1990
3-month (Jan–Mar 2026)
-46.0 mm
Rank 77/77 · vs 1961–1990

Member states (6)

States grouped under the NOAA Southeast climate region (NOAA code 104).

Hottest & Coolest in US Southeast this month

1-month anomaly vs 1961–1990 across the 6 members we cover. Click a name to open its profile.

Warmest

  1. 1.🇺🇸Virginia+4.23°C
  2. 2.🇺🇸Alabama+4.18°C
  3. 3.🇺🇸North Carolina+4.12°C
  4. 4.🇺🇸Georgia+3.70°C
  5. 5.🇺🇸South Carolina+3.57°C

Coolest

  1. 1.🌴Florida+2.79°C
  2. 2.🇺🇸South Carolina+3.57°C
  3. 3.🇺🇸Georgia+3.70°C
  4. 4.🇺🇸North Carolina+4.12°C
  5. 5.🇺🇸Alabama+4.18°C

Data source

  • NOAA Climate at a Glance — Regional time series · NOAA code 104 · Open at NOAA
  • Two-baseline model — comparison baseline 1961–1990; native baseline 1901–2000. Methodology →

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