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NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Jan., Feb., March Dec 17, 2021
During the past month, increased storminess across the West brought some limited drought relief, though long term drought conditions continue to blanket nearly 94 percent of the Western Climate Region. […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – December Dec 1, 2021
La Niña conditions have developed and are expected to continue during the Northern Hemisphere winter 2021-22. Based on 4-week changes in the Drought Monitor through November 23, drought changes were […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Dec., Jan., Feb. Nov 18, 2021
La Niña conditions continued to evolve over the last four weeks, and are very likely to persist through the winter (December 2021 – February 2022). This Drought Outlook is largely […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – November Nov 2, 2021
La Niña conditions have developed and are expected to continue with an 87% chance during the Northern Hemisphere winter 2021-22. Drought continued across much of the western and north-central CONUS […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Nov., Dec., Jan. Oct 25, 2021
La Niña conditions have developed and are expected to continue with an 87% chance of La Niña during the Northern Hemisphere winter 2021-22. Drought continues entrenched across much of the […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – October Oct 2, 2021
A transition from ENSO-neutral to La Niña conditions is favored during Fall 2021. However, given the lag in an atmospheric response to changes in ENSO, La Niña conditions are not […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Oct., Nov., Dec. Sep 17, 2021
ENSO-neutral conditions (leaning cooler than normal) are present in the tropical Pacific Ocean with an increased likelihood for La Niña development during the October-Novemeber-December (OND) season, with a 70-80% chance […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – September Sep 4, 2021
Drought continued to plague almost the entire western half of the contiguous United States during August, and while conditions gradually worsened across the northern tier, upper Midwest, central Plains, and […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Sept., Oct., Nov. Aug 21, 2021
Widespread severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought continues across much of the West, Northern Great Plains, and Upper Mississippi Valley. Drought intensified for parts of California, the Pacific Northwest, Northern […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – Aug., Sept., Oct. Aug 4, 2021
During the last four weeks, below-normal precipitation and an unprecedented heat wave in the Northwest abetted drought expansion and intensification in the West. At mid-July 2021, drought covered the Upper […]
