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March 2025 Climate Summary (HTML) (pdf version)

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Winter (December 2024 - February 2025) Review (HTML) (pdf version)

CPC outlooks for temperature and precipitation

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Total precipitation departure from the mean over the past 7 days

Average temperature departure from the mean over the past 7 days

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August 28, 2025

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Event Location: Lima, Ohio

Recent News

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Heavy Rains and Warmer Weather Call for Strategic Drainage and Water Management, Says OSU Expert

As Ohio enters the 2025 planting season, farmers are facing unusually wet conditions that could have a lasting impact on soil health and crop performance. According to Vinayak Shedekar, Assistant…

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Ohio's Historic Drought of 2024: How Early Warning Systems Mitigated the Crisis

Ohio experienced its most intense drought in 25 years in 2024, reaching an unprecedented Exceptional Drought (D4) level on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Since the monitor's inception in 2000, parts of…

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Ohio's State Climatologist on Weather Trends, NOAA Budget Cuts, and Their Impact on Ohio Communities and Agriculture

Brownfield Ag News shared an insightful conversation with Aaron Wilson, Ohio's State Climatologist, during the Ohio Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference at Ohio Northern University in…

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2024 Breaks Records as Warmest Year in the U.S., with Midwest Experiencing Extreme Climate Anomalies

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) released its assessment of the U.S. Climate, reporting that…

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Ohio State Climatologist Emeritus
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State Climatologist of Ohio; Assistant Professor - Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist, Department of Extension - CFAES