1. North-Central United States:

WETNESS SHIFTS NORTHWARD
Heavy rains (50 to 200 mm) drenched western and northern Minnesota, southeastern North Dakota, and most of central, southern, and eastern South Dakota while 10 to 50 mm dampened central and eastern Montana, Wyoming, and the remainders of the Dakotas. Lesser amounts were reported across Colorado and Nebraska. Since the beginning of July, parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas have received 150 to 350 mm more rain than normal [WET - 4 to 7 weeks].

2. Eastern and Southern United States:

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE DENNIS MOVE ASHORE, BUT LONG-TERM MOISTURE DEFICITS PERSIST
After drifting aimlessly off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a weakening Hurricane Dennis made landfall and moved northwestward during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Rough surf disrupted beach vacation plans from Long Island southward to Georgia and northeastern Florida while heavy rains caused localized flash flooding, according to media reports [Episodic Event]. Between 100 and 200 mm of rain, fueled by the remnants of Hurricane Dennis, inundated eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia while 50 to 100 mm fell on north-central North Carolina and the Virginia Piedmont. Only 10 to 25 mm were reported in Maryland and northern Virginia, but heavy showers continued across the mid-Atlantic into Labor Day. Significant rains (10 to 50 mm) also fell on eastern Texas and western Louisiana, but little or none was reported elsewhere. Short-term (July 1 - September 4) moisture surpluses reached as high as 167 mm in Elizabeth City, NC, but most of the region endured moisture deficits of 100 to 200 mm. In addition, long-term dryness persisted along the Atlantic Seaboard despite the heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis [DRY - 4 to 24 weeks].

3. East-Central South America:

MODERATE RAINS DAMPEN SOUTHERN BRAZIL, BUT STILL VERY DRY ELSEWHERE
Between 25 and 50 mm of rain brought limited relief to Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil and the southwestern and eastern sections of Uruguay while 10 to 25 mm fell on the remainder of Uruguay. Fewer than 10 mm of rain were reported in Parana and Santa Catarina states of southern Brazil, the southeastern half of Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Since the beginning of July, moisture shortages of 50 to 200 mm have accumulated across the region [DRY - 4 to 8 weeks].

4. Western Europe and North-Central Africa:

WARM ANOMALY SHIFTS NORTHWARD
Temperatures were generally within 3°C of normal across France, Spain, and Algeria while weekly departures exceeded +3°C in Scotland and Ireland. The mercury reached 30°C across Spain and southern France and readings exceeded 20°C across the British Isles [WARM - 2 to 5 weeks].

5. Finland:

PRECIPITATION DEFICITS CONTINUE
Little or no precipitation was reported across Finland as unusually dry conditions persisted. Moisture shortages of 50 to 100 mm developed across southern Finland since July 1 [DRY - 4 to 9 weeks].

6. Southern Asia and the Middle East:

STILL UNUSUALLY HOT
Temperatures were 5°C to 8°C above normal across central Mongolia while readings averaged 3°C to 6°C above normal in northern China and across central and southwestern Asia. Highs soared above 40°C in northeastern Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan while readings exceeded 30°C as far north as northern Kazakhstan and south-central Siberia (50°N) [WARM - 2 to 14 weeks].

7. Western India:

POSSIBLE EARLY RETREAT OF THE MONSOON
Although precipitation totaled 50 to 200 mm in northern Madyah Pradesh and along the coast of Maharashtra, most of western India received fewer than 50 mm of rain during the past week. Since the first of July, precipitation shortfalls ranged from 100 to 460 mm [DRY - 4 to 7 weeks].

8. Southern China:

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE AS TROPICAL STORM WENDY MAKES LANDFALL
Late in the week, Tropical Storm Wendy made landfall in eastern Guangdong, fueling heavy rains, but no significant media reports were received. Torrential rains (100 to 200 mm) drenched eastern Yunnan, Guangxi, central Guangdong, southeastern Hubei, northern Jiangxi, northern Fujian, southern Anhui, and most of Zhejiang. Locally heavier amounts (200 to 500 mm) inundated northern Jiangxi and southern Zhejiang. The remainder of southern China experienced 25 to 100 mm of rain. Since the beginning of July, precipitation totals were 100 to 300 mm above normal, with moisture excesses of 300 to 700 mm at scattered locations [WET - 4 to 10 weeks].

9. Northeastern China:

ABNORMAL DRYNESS PERSISTS
Little or no rain fell on northeastern China from Gansu northeastward through eastern Nei Mongol, but 25 to 100 mm of precipitation brought limited relief to extreme northeastern Nei Mongol. In addition, 25 to 100 mm of rain dampened central Shandong and eastern Henan. Precipitation shortfalls for the period from July 1 through September 4 ranged from 100 to 335 mm across most of the region [DRY - 4 to 11 weeks].

10. Australia:

WARM ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperatures averaged 6°C to 9°C above normal across western New South Wales while departures of +3°C to +6°C dominated Queensland, the remainder of New South Wales Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and southeastern Western Australia. Highs ranged from 30°C to 35°C across most of South Australia, northwestern New South Wales, western Queensland, and eastern Western Australia while the mercury climbed above 20°C elsewhere, except on Tasmania [WARM - 2 weeks].