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Tag: U.S. Drought Outlook
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – June, July, August May 19, 2022
The southwestern contiguous U.S. (CONUS) and the Southern High Plains experienced worsening drought conditions under predominantly warm and dry conditions since mid-April. Several locations across the Southern Plains experienced record […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – May May 3, 2022
Drought continues do divide the nation in half, as it approximately has for several months. Drought of varying degrees covers most of the country from the Great Plains westward, save […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – May, June, July Apr 23, 2022
Drought expansion and intensification dominated most areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast, but improvement was more common from the central U.S. eastward. As a result, drought divides the […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – April Apr 2, 2022
Drought of varying intensity continues to affect much of the West and Great Plains. Given the low snowpack and increasingly dry climatology, forecast confidence of persistence is highest for California. […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – April, May, June Mar 18, 2022
Drought coverage expanded to include more than a half of the contiguous U.S. during the 2021-2022 winter. This drought expansion is typical for a La Niña winter. The highest forecast […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – March Mar 2, 2022
Nearly 58% (slightly expanding from previous month) of the contiguous U.S. is experiencing drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, valid February 22, 2022. Long-term drought is entrenched across much […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – March, April, May Feb 18, 2022
Nearly 55% of the contiguous U.S. continues to experience drought conditions since late November 2021. Long-term drought is entrenched across much of the western half of the lower 48 states, […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – February Feb 2, 2022
Nearly 55% of the contiguous U.S. is experiencing drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, valid January 25, 2022. Long-term drought is entrenched across much of the western half of […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Feb., March, April Jan 20, 2022
Nearly 55% of the contiguous U.S. is experiencing drought conditions. Long-term drought is entrenched across much of the western half of the lower 48 states, with additional areas across the […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – January Jan 3, 2022
Despite the ongoing La Niña conditions, which are typically associated with reduced winter precipitation across California, a persistently negative Pacific North America (PNA) pattern during December promoted frequent storminess tracking […]
