1. Central United States:

MODERATE RAINS CONTINUE
Between 20 and 100 mm of rain soaked extreme northeastern Colorado and parts of southern Nebraska while less than 20 mm were reported elsewhere. Moisture surpluses since the beginning of July ranged from 50 to 100 mm [WET - 4 to 5 weeks].

2. Southern and Eastern United States:

LONG-TERM MOISTURE SHORTAGES PERSIST; HURRICANE DENNIS THREATENS SOUTHEAST
Moderate to heavy rains (50 to 180 mm) brought limited relief to the southern and central Appalachians, the Piedmont, and the mid-Atlantic, but the remainder of the region received fewer than 50 mm. Farther west, only scattered areas received 50 to 100 mm of rain, with little or none throughout the middle and lower Ohio River Valley and the southern Plains. Despite the abundant precipitation in the East during the last week, short-term (July 1 - August 28) moisture shortages still ranged from 100 to 200 mm from the southern Plains northeastward to the mid-Atlantic. In addition, the Palmer Drought Severity Index remained below -3 across the east-central United States and below -4 in Maryland, indicating that serious long-term dryness continued [DRY - 4 to 23 weeks].  Meanwhile, Hurricane Dennis crossed the Bahamas, and threatened coastal areas of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as the week ended [Episodic Event].

3. Western Brazil, Eastern Peru, and Northern Paraguay:

COLD ANOMALY EXPANDS
Weekly departures of -3°C to -7°C spread across the region, with subfreezing lows covering Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil, extreme southern Peru, and the southern half of Bolivia [COLD - 2 to 4 weeks].

4. Central South America:

MORE DRY WEATHER
Little or no rain fell on southern Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina as dry weather persisted across the region. Since July 1, moisture shortages of 100 to 200 mm accumulated in central Peru and developed from southern Paraguay and western Parana province of southern Brazil southward across Rio Grande do Sul province to eastern Uruguay. Short-term moisture deficits were less than 100 mm elsewhere [DRY - 4 to 7 weeks].

5. Southern Scandinavia:

LIGHT PRECIPITATION REPORTED
Between 10 and 30 mm of rain dampened most of Sweden and Finland while 20 to 50 mm fell on central Norway and adjacent parts of central Finland. Since the beginning of July, moisture shortages of 100 to 150 mm accumulated in southern Norway, and deficits of 50 to 100 mm covered the southern portions of Sweden and Finland [DRY - 4 to 8 weeks].

6. Northeastern Scandinavia and Northwestern Russia:

UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER PERSISTS
Temperatures were within 3°C of normal, but subfreezing lows dominated northwestern European Russia and the northern sections of Norway, Sweden, and Finland [COLD - 2 to 4 weeks].

7. Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and Southwestern Asia:

HIGH TEMPERATURES DOMINATE
Temperatures averaged 1°C to locally 7°C above normal across the northern Mediterranean Basin from eastern Spain and southern France eastward to Turkey while weekly departures of +3°C to +6°C prevailed across southwestern Asia and the Middle East. Temperatures were 3°C to 9°C above normal across northern Africa from northwestern Algeria eastward through central Egypt, but temperatures were within 3°C of normal across eastern Egypt. Highs ranged from 40°C to 47°C from Algeria eastward through Saudi Arabia and northward to southeastern Turkey, in southwestern Turkey, and across Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, and southern Kazakhstan. The mercury soared above 30°C across most of southern Europe, southern and central Ukraine, southern European Russia, and northern Kazakhstan [WARM - 2 to 13 weeks].

8. Southern Africa:

WARM ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperatures were 3°C to 7°C above normal, with highs exceeding 30°C as far south as the southern coast of South Africa [WARM - 2 to 3 weeks].

9. Northeastern China:

STILL VERY DRY
Generally less than 30 mm of rain fell on Nei Mongol, western Heilongjiang, western Jilin, western Henan, and northern Shaanxi provinces of northeastern China while 20 to 50 mm dampened central Heilongjiang, northern portions of Hebei and Shanxi, eastern Henan, most of Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces during the past week. Since the beginning of July, Nei Mongol experienced 50 to 200 mm of rain, which is up to 100 mm below normal. Meanwhile, the rest of  northeastern China has received 100 to 500 mm of rain, resulting in moisture shortages of 100 to 270 mm  [DRY - 4 to 10 weeks].

10. Eastern Siberia:

SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES REPORTED
Weekly departures of -3°C to -5°C dominated interior portions of eastern Siberia, with the mercury dropping below freezing at many locations and reaching -5°C at Toko (56°N) [COLD - 3 to 4 weeks].

11. Northern Japan:

STILL UNUSUALLY WARM
Temperatures were generally 3°C to 6°C above normal, with highs exceeding 30°C across most of Hokkaido and northern Honshu [WARM - 4 to 10 weeks].

12. China and Southwestern Japan:

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS SOAK REGION
Moderate to heavy thundershowers dropped 50 to 200 mm of rain from Yunnan province of south-central China eastward through Shanghai and northern Zhejiang province along the coast of eastern China. Meanwhile, torrential rains (in excess of 200 mm) drenched Kyushu and southern Shikoku Islands of southwestern Japan, with 50 to 200 mm of rain reported across western Honshu and the remainder of Shikoku. Between 200 and 1500 mm of rain has soaked the region since the beginning of July, resulting in precipitation excesses of 200 to 1000 mm in southwestern Japan, and moisture surpluses of 100 to 700 mm in southern China [WET - 4 to 9 weeks].

13. North-Central Australia:

UNUSUALLY COOL CONDITIONS PREVAIL
Temperatures were 1°C to 4°C below normal across northeastern Western Australia and the Northern Territory, with lows dipping to 7°C at Victoria River Downs (16°S) [COLD - 2 weeks].