March 2025 Climate Summary
Precipitation anomalies were largely above normal across the state this March. The largest wet anomalies were across the Olympic Peninsula, the western side of the Cascades and near Mt. Baker, the Columbia Gorge, and across portions of far northern and northeastern Washington.
Read moreEarly April 2025 Climate Outlook
As of March 31st, a La Niña advisory is still in place according to the Climate Prediction Center (CPC). Nevertheless, La Niña conditions have continued to weaken, and we are expecting to enter a neutral ENSO phase during April.
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The Fifth Pacific Northwest Water Year 2024 Impacts Assessment
The fifth Pacific Northwest (PNW) Water Year Impacts Assessment, released in March, chronicles the water year, its impacts, and how people responded across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho during the 2024 water year (October 1, 2023-September 30, 2024).
Read moreMarch 2025 Notable Weather Events
March came in like a lamb with fairly settled weather, near-normal temperatures, and generally light precipitation across the state. Wetter systems arrived beginning in the second week of the month and brought steady, beneficial precipitation across much of the state.
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March 2025 Snowpack and Drought Summary
March was an eventful month for snowpack due to a steady and large increase in snowpack in the middle of the month followed by significant melt-out due to the March 25-26th warm spell.
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