Weekly Global Climate Highlights

1. South-Central United States:

TEMPERATURES MODERATE Weekly mean temperatures were within 3°C of normal as unseasonably cool weather migrated eastward [COLD - Ending at 2 to 3 weeks].

2. Southeastern Canada:

UNUSUALLY WARM CONDITIONS DEVELOP Temperatures averaged 6°C to 10°C above normal in Labrador and northern Quebec, with the mercury soaring above 35°C as far north as Goose Bay, Newfoundland. Weekly departures of +3°C to +6°C prevailed across the remainder of Quebec and the Canadian Maritime Provinces [WARM - 2 to 11 weeks].

3. Northeastern United States:

MORE VERY DRY WEATHER Although 10 to 50 mm of rain fell on the mid-Atlantic, the St. Lawrence River Valley, and northern New England, short-term (May 1 - June 26) moisture shortages ranged from 75 to 170 mm across the region [DRY - 4 to 14 weeks].

4. Western Venezuela:

MOISTURE SHORTAGES PERSIST Scattered showers dropped as much as 50 mm on western Venezuela, but only 130 to 290 mm fell on the country since May 1, resulting in moisture shortages of 140 to 355 mm [DRY - 6 to 7 weeks].

5. Southwestern Bolivia:

COLD POCKETS REMAIN Temperatures were 1°C to 4°C below normal during the week, with lows reaching -16°C at high altitude locations such as Oruro (18°S) [COLD - Ending at 3 to 5 weeks].

6. East-Central Europe:

HEAVY RAINS CAUSE FLOODING Strong thunderstorms drenched much of Hungary, Slovakia, and southern Poland with heavy rains (30 to 90 mm), causing rivers to overflow. According to media reports, houses and roads were submerged, bridges washed away, and power supplies were cut [Episodic Events].

7. Eastern Europe and Turkey:

WARMTH REMAINS Temperatures again averaged 2°C to 9°C above normal from Finland and the northwestern corner of Russia southward to the Mediterranean. Temperatures reached as high as 33°C at Moscow, Russia (56°N) and 40°C at Sanliurfa, Turkey (37°N) [WARM - 2 to 4 weeks].

8. Northeastern Africa and Southwestern Asia:

WARM ANOMALY PERSISTS Temperatures were 2°C to 7°C above normal from eastern Libya eastward into Saudi Arabia. The mercury climbed as high as 42°C at Hassakah, Syria (36°N) [WARM - 2 to 14 weeks].

9. Western Sahel:

ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES PERSIST Although temperatures were within 3°C of normal, readings climbed above 40°C across Mauritania, northern and central Mali, and the northern portions of Burkina Faso and Niger. Highs ranged from 30°C to 39°C elsewhere [WARM - 2 to 14 weeks].

10. Sub-Saharan Sahel Region of Central Africa:

SHORT-TERM MOISTURE DEFICITS REPORTED Fewer than 50 mm of rain fell on most locations as seasonal rains were delayed. Exceptions include the northern portions of Togo and Benin, east-central Sudan, and northwestern Ethiopia, where up to 100 mm were reported. Since the beginning of May, moisture shortages of 50 to 100 mm were reported, with larger precipitation shortfalls (100 to 310 mm) in Togo and Benin [DRY - 4 to 10 weeks].

11. Southern South Africa:

STILL VERY DRY Little or no rain fell during the past week, but moisture deficits since the beginning of May were less than 100 mm [DRY - 4 to 9 weeks].

12. Central Asia:

COLD AIR SHIFTS SOUTHWARD Temperatures averaged 3°C to 4°C below normal across much of Kazakhstan for the third consecutive week while weekly departures of -2°C to -3°C prevailed throughout Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Lows plummeted to 4°C as far south as at Termez, Uzbekistan (37°N) [COLD - 2 to 3 weeks].

13. Central India:

COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS Unseasonably cool conditions, with weekly departures of -2°C to -5°C, prevailed over the central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa [COLD - 2 weeks].