Weekly Global Climate Highlights

1. Southern Alberta:

NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAIL Temperatures returned to more seasonable values and the mercury remained above 0°C throughout the region [COLD - Ending at 2 to 5 weeks].

2. South-Central United States:

UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS REPORTED Temperatures were 1°C to 4°C below normal across the region last week, and the mercury dropped below 20°C as far south as southwestern Texas [COLD - 2 weeks].

3. Mid-Atlantic:

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST Although as much as 200 mm of rain fell at some locations, the precipitation has been spotty. Yet many areas have received less than 100 mm of rain since the beginning of June, yielding moisture shortages of 100 to 150 mm [DRY - 7 to 18 weeks].

4. Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada:

WARM CONDITIONS DOMINATE Temperatures averaged 3°C to 6°C above normal across the Corn Belt from eastern Nebraska eastward to the central Appalachians. The media indicated that the extreme heat in southern Ohio resulted in several deaths during the weekend. In addition, weekly departures of +3°C to +6°C covered much of western Ontario and northeastern Manitoba. Readings were within 3°C of normal across the remainder of the region. Highs ranged from 30°C to 37°C across most of the northeastern United States, southern Ontario, and northeastern Manitoba [WARM - 2 to 15 weeks].

5. West-Central South America:

COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS Weekly departures of -3°C to -6°C dominated southern Paraguay, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina, with lows plummeting below freezing as far north as west-central Bolivia [COLD - 2 to 4 weeks].

6. East-Central South America:

WET WEATHER ABATES Light to moderate rains (10 to 50 mm) fell on Uruguay while little or no precipitation was measured in east-central Argentina. Since the beginning of June, moisture excesses of 100 to 300 mm have accumulated across Uruguay, but short-term surpluses were below 100 mm elsewhere [WET - 4 to 9 weeks].

7. Southeastern Europe:

WETNESS ABATES Thunderstorms brought moderate rains (20 to 40 mm) to much of Slovakia and parts of Hungary and Romania while light rain dampened the remainder of the region. According to media accounts, flooding late in the previous week in northeastern Hungary destroyed residences, bridges, and crops and caused a half dozen deaths [WET - 4 to 11 weeks].

8. Europe and Turkey:

WARMTH REMAINS The warm anomaly continued from the northwestern corner of Russia southward across western Turkey and over the Baltic Sea littoral. Temperatures again averaged 2°C to 6°C above normal over the region with temperatures reaching as high as 42°C at Sanliurfa, Turkey (37°N) [WARM - 2 to 10 weeks].

9. Northeastern Africa and Southwestern Asia:

HIGH TEMPERATURES DOMINATE THE REGION The mercury soared above 40°C at most interior locations of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and eastern Libya, but most weekly departures were within 3°C of normal [WARM - 2 to 4 weeks].

10. Southern Africa:

UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER DOMINATES Temperatures were generally within 3°C of normal, but readings exceeded 30°C across the south-central portion of Eastern Cape state in South Africa [WARM - 3 to 5 weeks].

11. Pakistan and Northwestern India:

DRYNESS CONTINUES Little or no rain fell on the Punjab states of India and Pakistan and western Rajasthan in India. Since the first of June, as little as 40 to 85 mm has fallen over much of the area, which is 100 to 250 mm less than normal [DRY - 4 to 7 weeks].

12. Northeastern Asia:

WARMTH DEVELOPS Temperatures averaged 5°C to 9°C above normal over Mongolia and 3°C to 7°C across Manchuria and south central and southeastern Siberia . Temperatures climbed as high as 41°C at Sainshand, Mongolia (45°N) and Kjahta, Russia (50°N) [WARM - 2 to 5 weeks].

13. Japan:

RAINS EASE Light to moderate rains (10 to 50 mm) fell across most of Honshu, providing some relief from the very heavy rains of previous weeks. Since the start of June, 400 to 800 mm has fallen over much of the island, which is 150 to 400 mm more than normal [WET - 5 to 7 weeks].

14. East-Central China and the Korean Peninsula:

DRYNESS DEVELOPS Little or no rain fell on southern North Korea and much of Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces of east-central China. Between 40 and 190 mm has fallen over the region since June 1, yielding moisture deficits of 140 to 220 mm [DRY - 4 to 5 weeks].

15. Southern China:

THUNDERSTORMS BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN Thunderstorms soaked much of southern China from Yunnan eastward to Fujian and Zhejiang with moderate to heavy rains (20 to 130 mm). Since the start of June, 400 to 1050 mm has fallen in the region, which is 150 to 680 mm above normal [WET - 4 to 10 weeks].

16. East-Central Australia:

A RELATIVELY DRY WEEK Between 25 and 100 mm of rain fell on southeastern Queensland, but little or none was reported elsewhere. Precipitation surpluses since the beginning of June ranged from 100 to 485 mm along the coast [WET - 4 to 8 weeks].

17. Victoria, Australia:

WARM ANOMALY DIMINISHES Temperatures were within 3°C of normal at most locations; however, weekly departures approached +7°C while the mercury climbed to 23.2°C at both Maryborough (25.5°S) and Lismore (28.8°S) [WARM - Ending at 3 to 4 weeks].