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Warmer temperatures, dry conditions observed across much of Plains
After a frigid start to the period, especially throughout the middle third of the nation where daily temperature anomalies were 30 to 40 degrees F below normal and readings dropped below -40 degrees F in Minnesota and 0 degrees F as far south as central Texas, temperatures finally moderated by week's end. By Feb. 22, highs had risen into the 40s and 50s degrees F in the Dakotas and 70s and 80s degrees F in Texas.
Real-Time Prediction of Areas Susceptible to Flash Drought Development
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Drought Monitor Weekly: Scattered, Heavy Rains, Many Areas Still Hot, Dry
Summary The active Atlantic hurricane season continued (with respect to number of named storms) as minimal Tropical Storm Fay formed off the Carolina coast, moved northward, and made landfall in New Jersey. Rainfall from Fay was beneficial for parts of the Northeast, especially the Delmarva Peninsula, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and western New York, where 2-3 inches of rain, locally to 7 inches, brought widespread relief from growing short-term dryness and drought.
Scattered showers bring some relief to southwest Kansas and southeast Colorado
A trough of low pressure over the West kept much of the Northwest and Southwest unseasonably cool for early July, while high pressure, high humidity, and stalled or slow-moving fronts were the focus for scattered showers and thunderstorms across most of the Plains, middle and lower Mississippi and Tennessee River Valleys, the Southeast, and along eastern sections of the mid-Atlantic and New England.
Unseasonably heavy precipitation in Kansas, eastern Colorado
High pressure continued to persist over the eastern Pacific Ocean, forcing a split in the normal west to east upper-air flow for Pacific storm systems. As a result, storms bypassed the central West (e.g., California and the Great Basin), instead tracking northward into the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, and southward across Baja California and the Southwest.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Dry Out West, South Remains Wet
Summary High pressure continued to persist over the eastern Pacific Ocean, forcing a split in the normal west to east upper-air flow for Pacific storm systems. As a result, storms bypassed the central West (e.g. California and the Great Basin), instead tracking northward into the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, and southward across Baja California and the Southwest.
NOAA Monthly Drought Outlook - February
Early in the period, the 7-day QPF from WPC predicts moderate to heavy precipitation in Washington, the northern and central Rockies, and the southeastern quarter of the U.S. Dry weather is forecast for California, the Southwest, and most of the Plains.
NOAA Drought Outlook Seasonal - Feb., March, April
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images After drought (D1-D4) in the contiguous U.S. rose to 21.2% in late October (from a minimum of 2.3% on April 23) when late summer and early autumn flash drought conditions overspread the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, wet weather across the eastern half of the Nation during the past 90-days have nearly eliminated drought east of the Mississippi River. As of Jan.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Widespread Rains; Southwest, Plains Mostly Dry
Photo: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois Summary A series of Pacific fronts brought welcome moisture to the Northwest (from northern California northward into Washington), but even with this precipitation, the Water Year to Date (WYTD; since Oct. 1) basin average precipitation and Snow Water Content (SWC) were still well below normal (30-70%).
Drought Monitor Weekly: Hot and Dry but Some Wet Spots
Drought stressed corn in Nebraska. Photo: Kristen Ulmer, UN-L Southeast With a weakened Hurricane Dorian lurking just off the Carolina coasts and tracking northeastward, a sharp gradient of precipitation amounts was produced.
NOAA Monthly Drought Outlook - August
Drought (D1 or drier) continued to remain at historically low levels (3.04%) across the lower 48 States as of July 23, slightly less than a month ago (3.30% on June 25). For August 2019, however, persistence and some short-term drought expansion should be more common than improvement since there was very little drought in the contiguous U.S. at the end of July.
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook - Aug., Sept., Oct.
A transition from El Niño to ENSO-neutral is expected in the next month or two, with ENSO-neutral most likely to continue through Northern Hemisphere fall and winter. As of July 9, drought coverage in the contiguous U.S. remained extremely low (3.23%), slightly decreasing from last month’s 4.12% on June 11.
Drought Monitor Weekly: Lowest Drought Area in U.S. in 20 Years
Summary A series of storm systems moved quickly across the lower 48 States until reaching the East Coast as a strong ridge of high pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean blocked their eastward progression. Due in part to this slowdown, severe weather and heavy rainfall occurred in portions of the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and mid-Atlantic during April 17-19.
Rain needed in High Plains
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for Oct. 2 released Oct. 4, multiple cold fronts, associated with an amplified upper-level trough, resulted in heavy rainfall across the eastern third of the continental U.S. during the final week of September. A widespread area of 2 to 4 inches, locally to 10 inches, was observed from the Tennessee Valley northeast to southern New England.
Precipitation improves Kansas pastures and ranges
According to the Sept. 11 U.S. Drought Monitor released Sept. 13, a stalled cold front draped across the southern Plains, middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, and mid-Atlantic, plus ample Gulf moisture from Tropical Storm Gordon, was the focal point for moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms.
Widespread heavy rain received in some areas
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for Sept. 4 released Sept. 6, stalled fronts over the nation’s mid-section became a focal point for widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms, especially from the central Great Plains northeastward into the western Great Lakes region. Parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan saw over 5 inches of rain for the week, with locally 10 to 15 inches of rain in southern Wisconsin.
Drought extends northward in Kansas
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor released April 12, another week of light precipitation (snow) and subnormal temperatures enveloped the northern Plains, with some heavier amounts (0.5 to 1 inch) falling on northern and eastern South Dakota and the Black Hills.
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