Severe weather battered parts of the U.S.
March 2022 marked the third month in a row where precipitation was below average across the contiguous U.S., which led to an expanding drought and areas of record dryness throughout the West.
March also brought several rounds of severe weather that pounded parts of the nation. Below are more takeaways from NOAA’s latest monthly U.S. climate report:
Climate by the numbers: Year to date (January through March 2022)
The average contiguous U.S. temperature for the year to date was 36.3 degrees F (1.2 degrees above average), which ranks in the middle third of the record.
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