1. Western and Northern North America:

MORE HIGH TEMPERATURES

Temperatures averaged 2°C to 7°C above normal across most of Canada and much of the western and northeastern United States, with the highest departures (up to +13°C) reported across northern Canada. Highs soared into the forties and upper thirties (°C) across the western United States and reached 39°C as far north as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (52°N) [WARM - Up to 11 weeks].

2. Central United States and Southwestern Canada:

MORE DRY WEATHER

Widely scattered thunderstorms (25 to 75 mm) in the central Rockies and central Great Plains brought some relief to the dryness, but much of the remainder of the region received little or no rain. Precipitation totals since June 22 were generally less than 100 mm and were among the lowest 10% of the climatological distribution [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].

3. Eastern United States:

WETNESSS CONTINUE

Moderate to heavy rain showers spread 50 to 125 mm of rain over much of the eastern third of the United States. Since May 22, between 400 and 1100 mm of rain produced 13-week moisture surpluses of 100 to 850 mm [WET - Up to 22 weeks].

4. Western Europe:

DRY WEATHER PREVAILS

Little or no rain again fell in Western Europe from France northward into Scandinavia. During the last 8 weeks, precipitation totals generally remained below 100 mm, yielding short-term moisture deficits of 50 to 150 mm [DRY - Up to 12 weeks].

5. Western Europe and Northwestern Africa:

HEAT WAVE CONTINUES IN WESTERN EUROPE

Weekly departures of +2°C to +5°C covered western Europe and northwestern Africa with departures of +5°C to +9°C prevailing in France and Switzerland. Highs again soared into the forties and upper thirties (°C) across France, and much of Germany, the Benelux countries, Italy, and the Iberian Peninsula. According to press reports, an estimated 3,000 deaths occurred in France due to heat-related illnesses [WARM - Up to 14 weeks].

6. Eastern Europe:

WARMTH CONTINUES

Weekly departures of +2°C to +8°C prevailed over most of European Russia, adjacent Asian Russia, and western Kazakhstan. Temperatures reached as high as 38°C at Mugodzharshaya, Russia (49°N) [Warm - 3 weeks].

7. Middle East:

WARM ANOMALY DEVELOPS

Temperatures were 2°C to 5°C above normal for the week from Syria southward into Saudi Arabia, with highs ranging from 35°C to 49°C. [WARM - 2 weeks].

8. Eastern Asian Russia:

MORE WARM WEATHER

Weekly departures of +2°C to +5°C were reported across eastern Siberia with highs in the upper twenties (°C), and lows remaining mostly above freezing [WARM - Up to 7 weeks].

9. Eastern Asian Russia:

DRYNESS CONTINUES

No rain again fell on northeastern Siberia during the past week as eight-week precipitation totals were less than 25 mm and were among the lowest 10% of the climatological distribution [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].

10. Japan:

MORE TORRENTIAL RAIN

Very heavy to torrential rains (150 to 300 mm) inundated the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku and much of Honshu. The rains followed the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Etau from the previous week. During the last four weeks, precipitation has totaled 200 to 600 mm over parts of Japan, which is 2 to 4 times the normal amount for this period [WET - Up to 4 weeks].

11. Eastern Australia:

WARM ANOMALY DEVELOPS

Temperatures averaging 2°C to 5°C above normal dominated northeastern Australia with highs reaching into low thirties and high twenties (°C) [WARM - 2 weeks].