Southern Regional Climate Center

Last Friday, the SRCC teamed up with Texas Sea Grant at Night at the Zach to demonstrate and share flood tools 🌊, climate resources, and hands on demos with students & families! Thank you to everyone that stopped by our table!

Save the date for the Gulf Resilience Community of Practice Annual Meeting in Beaumont, TX 📍on Nov. 16th-18th 📅! More details are to come soon on registration, abstracts, and more!
Click here to get the information➡️
https://masgc.org/resilience-community-of-practice/annual-meeting-2026

Annual Meeting 2026 The 2026 Gulf Resilience Community of Practice annual meeting will be held on November 16-18, 2026 in Beaumont, Texas at Lamar University.

The Southern Plains has faced a long and shifting multi-year drought and impacts are still being felt today! Join Dr. B.J. Baule of the Southern Regional Climate Center tomorrow at 12pm CT for the Southern Plains Drought Assessment Webinar for insights on drought impacts!
Click here to register for tomorrow's webinar!
https://noaaresearch.webex.com/webappng/sites/noaaresearch/meeting/register/6ab4bef58c3046949eacd4f47d788a7d?ticket=4832534b00000006fb21ef519c786f92dceb132587923cd427ee6244dc939e132954260d7231370f×tamp=1773775876312&RGID=r786ab0c467f0d32e9a68d9762d8cd056&isAutoPopRegisterForm=false

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Warm temperatures, limited rainfall, a round of severe weather, and expanding drought defined February across the Southern Region. Read the full SRCC Monthly Climate Summary covering the past month here!➡️
https://www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_reports/monthly-reports/february-2026/

From tornadoes to triple digit highs🥵, the past week had it all! Severe storms⛈️, record-breaking heat, and worsening drought made for an active & hectic last week across the Southern Region.
Click here to read more: ➡️https://www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_reports/weekly-reports/03012026-03072026/

Record late-February heat🌡️, continued expanding drought, and limited rainfall 🌧️affected much of the Southern Region last week.
Click here to read the latest summary➡️:https://www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_reports/weekly-reports/02222026-02282026/

🚨Only 4 days remain for Early-Bird registration for the 2026 South Central Climate Resilience Forum! Join leaders across AR, LA, KS, OK, & TX April 15th-17th in San Antonio for sessions, speakers, and collaboration on climate resilience!
Click here to register➡️: https://www.sccrf.org/registration

A multi-year drought has continued to grip TX & OK, as ranchers brace for another harsh summer. Dr. Baule of the Southern Regional Climate Center with support from NIDIS explain how heat, La Niña, & water shortages have kept the Southern Plains Dry.
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Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.