Weekly Global Climate Highlights

1. Northwestern Canada:

COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS Weekly departures of -3°C to -6°C dominated northeastern Alaska, the Yukon, and the western North West Territories, with lows plummeting to 1°C at Inuvik, NWT (68°N) [COLD - 2 weeks].

2. Southwestern United States:

UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS REPORTED Temperatures were 2°C to 4°C below normal across California last week, with the mercury dropping to 11°C at Stockton, California [COLD - 2 weeks].

3. Mid-Atlantic United States:

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST Although as much as 50 mm of rain fell at scattered locations, much of the area received no rain. The dry conditions were exacerbated by the hot weather (see 4 below). Many areas have received less than 100 mm of rain since the beginning of June, yielding moisture shortages of 100 to 150 mm [DRY - 8 to 19 weeks].

4. Eastern United States and Southeastern Canada:

EXTREME HEAT PREVAILS Temperatures averaged 5°C to 13°C above normal across the Corn Belt and 3°C to 7°C above normal across most of the remainder of the eastern half of the United States. In addition, weekly departures of +3°C to +9°C covered much of southeastern Canada. Highs reached over 40°C in the middle Mississippi Valley and Southeast and ranged from 30°C to 39°C across the remainder of the eastern United States and parts of southern Ontario. The media indicated that the extreme heat resulted in dozens of deaths in the Corn Belt and mid-Atlantic. Cooler air, however, began moving into the western portions of the region at week's end [WARM - 3 to 16 weeks].

5. Southern Brazil:

WETNESS CONTINUES Thunderstorms brought moderate to heavy rains (20 to 100 mm) to much of Rio Grande do Sul and parts of Santa Catarina. Since the beginning of June, moisture excesses of 100 to 200 mm have accumulated across the region [WET - 5 weeks].

6. Southeastern Europe:

WETNESS REMAINS Abundant rains (25 to 90 mm) soaked much of Yugoslavia while moderate rain was scattered across the remainder of the region. Since the start of June, 250 to 400 mm was fallen over parts of the area which are excesses of 130 to 250 mm [WET - 5 to 12 weeks].

7. Eastern Europe and West Central Asia:

WARMTH SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD The warm anomaly over eastern Europe the previous week moved southeastward across the Caucasus and into the middle East. Temperatures averaged 2°C to 8°C above normal over the region with temperatures reaching as high as 39°C at Orenburg, Russia (52°N) and 43°C at Sanliurfa, Turkey (37°N) [WARM - 2 to 9 weeks].

8. Southern Africa:

UNSEASONABLY MILD WEATHER MODERATES Temperatures were generally within 3°C of normal, but readings exceeded 30°C across the southern portions of Eastern Cape state in South Africa [WARM - Ending at 4 to 6 weeks].

9. Pakistan and Northwestern India:

SCATTERED RAINS EASE DRYNESS Scattered moderate to heavy rain (25 to 80 mm) brought relief to dryness in parts of the Punjab states of India and Pakistan and western Rajasthan in India. Little or no rain, however, fell on the remainder of the region. Since the first of June, as little as 40 to 85 mm has fallen over parts of the area which is 150 to 250 mm less than normal [DRY - 5 to 8 weeks].

10. East Central Asia:

WARM ANOMALY DROPS SOUTHWARD Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C above normal across south central and southeastern Siberia 3°C to 7°C above normal over Mongolia southeastward to Japan. Temperatures climbed to as high as 40°C at Mandalgovi, Mongolia (46°N) and 41°C at Erenhot, China (44°N) [WARM - 2 to 6 weeks].

11. East Central China:

RAINS EASE DRYNESS Moderate to heavy rain (20 to 90 mm) eased dryness in parts of China's Provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui. Between 40 to 150 mm has fallen over parts the region since June 1, yielding moisture deficits of 150 to 220 mm [DRY - Ending at 5 to 6 weeks].

12. Southern China:

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BRING HEAVY RAIN Thunderstorms soaked much of Fujian with heavy rain (50 to 140 mm) while lighter and more scattered amounts (10 to 75 mm) dampened the remainder of the region. Since June 1st, 500 to 1100 mm has fallen in the region which is 150 to 750 mm above normal [WET - 5 to 11 weeks].