1. Alaska:
BITTERLY COLD WEATHER PREVAILS
Temperatures averaged 3°C to 9°C below normal across much of Alaska,
with the mercury approaching -40°C at Bettles (67°N) and dropping
below -20°C except along the southern and southwestern coasts [COLD
- Up to 5 weeks].
2. Central United States:
MOISTURE DEFICITS PERSIST
Little or no fell on the region last week, allowing moisture shortages
of 50 to 100 mm to remain entrenched across the Corn Belt. Larger deficits
(100 to 200 mm) prevailed across western Iowa and eastern Nebraska [DRY
- Up to 10 weeks].
3. Central South America:
UNUSUALLY COOL CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Weekly departures of -3°C to -7°C dominated South America from
central Argentina northward through Bolivia and adjacent parts of western
Brazil. Subfreezing lows were reported at a few locations in Chubut and
Buenos Aires provinces of Argentina and the higher elevations of western
Bolivia [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
4. Argentina:
WET WEATHER ABATES
Little or no rain fell on Argentina during the past week, but 8-week moisture
surpluses of 100 to 515 mm persisted in parts of La Rioja, Cordoba, and
Mendoza provinces [WET - Up to 6 weeks].
5. Uruguay:
STILL ABNORMALLY DRY
Most of Uruguay has received little or no rain during the past 4 weeks,
with some areas reporting significantly longer periods of dryness. Most
locations reported less than 100 mm of rain during the past 8 weeks, resulting
in precipitation shortfalls of 100 to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 10 weeks].
6. Northwestern Europe:
WARMTH CONTINUES
Temperatures averaged 4°C to 9°C above normal across Scandinavia
from Iceland eastward to Finland. Readings climbed to 17°C at Akureyri,
Iceland (66°N) and 14°C at Nesbyen, Norway (61°N) [WARM - Up
to 3 weeks].
7. Asia:
WARM ANOMALY SPREADS EASTWARD
The warmth over northern India spread eastward to encompass a large area
extending through Manchuria and Japan. Weekly departures of +3°C to
+8°C dominated most of the region, with weekly highs reaching 21°C
at Hamheung, Korea (40°N) and Yuncheng, China (35°N) [WARM
- Up to 9 weeks].
8. Southeastern Asia:
HEAVY RAINS KEEP PARTS OF REGION WET
Between 50 and 125 mm of rain soaked extreme southern China while 25 to
100 mm were scattered over the remainder of Southeast Asia. During the
last 4 weeks, 270 to 2050 mm has drenched much of the region which is 135
to 950 mm more than normal. According to press reports, the recent heavy
rains have caused hundreds of deaths, destroyed thousands of homes, and
damaged large areas of rice and other crops in Vietnam and Cambodia [WET
- Up to 6 weeks].
9. North-Central Australia:
A RELATIVELY DRY WEEK
Moderate rains (25 to 100 mm) were restricted to extreme northeastern Western
Australia and extreme northern Northern Territory. Little or no rain was
observed elsewhere. Short-term (8-week) moisture surpluses were generally
less than 100 mm [WET - Ending at 7 weeks].
10. Australia:
SUBNORMAL TEMPERATURES DOMINATE COUNTRY
Temperatures were 3°C to 7°C below normal from south-central and
east-central Western Australia eastward through southeastern Queensland
and eastern New South Wales. The mercury dropped below freezing on parts
of Tasmania and at higher elevations in Victoria and New South Wales, and
lows of 8°C were reported as far north as Charleville Airport (26.4°S)
[COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
11. Southern Australia:
VERY DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Little or no rain has fallen on Tasmania for at least the past 7 weeks,
resulting in 8-week moisture deficits of 50 to 200 mm. Much of southern
coastal Australia has reported 4 consecutive weeks of scanty rains, but
short-term moisture deficits remained below 50 mm, except for precipitation
shortfalls of 50 to 100 mm in coastal Victoria [DRY - Up to 9 weeks].