1. Northeastern United States:
WINTER WEATHER SNARLS REGION, BUT PRECIPITATION TOTALS REMAIN
LOW
Wintry weather, characterized by 8 to 15 cm of snow, resulted in considerable
delays in air and highway travel, according to press reports [Episodic
Events]. Precipitation amounts (water equivalent) were generally less than
50 mm for the week, allowing 8-week deficits of up to 180 mm to accumulate
[DRY - Up to 10 weeks].
2. Southeastern United States:
STILL ABNORMALLY DRY
Between 10 and 25 mm of precipitation fell on southern Alabama while little
or none was reported elsewhere. Precipitation totals during the last 8
weeks were generally less than 100 mm, resulting in moisture shortages
of 50 to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 7 weeks].
3. Northern Colombia and Northwestern Venezuela:
FAVORABLY DRY WEATHER REPORTED
Little or no rain, except for isolated amounts of 10 to 50 mm, were observed
during the past week. In spite of the dry week, short-term (8-week) surpluses
of 50 to more than 200 mm prevailed [WET - Up to 11 weeks].
4. Northern Argentina:
UNUSUALLY WET CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Moderate to heavy rains (50 to 200 mm) drenched northwestern Argentina
while lesser amounts (25 to 50 mm) fell on the remainder of the region.
Between 100 and 450 mm of rain has fallen on north-central Argentina during
the last 8 weeks, allowing moisture surpluses of 50 to 200 mm to accumulate
[WET - Up to 6 weeks].
5. Central South America:
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES PERSIST
Weekly departures ranged from +2°C to +4°C from central Brazil
southward to eastern Buenos Aires province of Argentina, with locally higher
departures approaching +8°C in southern Brazil. Highs generally ranged
from 30°C to 39°C, but the mercury soared above 40°C across
the northwestern half of Paraguay and in adjacent parts of north-central
Argentina [WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
6. Northeastern Mediterranean:
UNUSUALLY COLD CONDITIONS REPORTED
Temperatures were 2°C to 6°C below normal across Greece and much
of western Turkey, with the mercury dropping to -10°C at Bursa, Turkey
(25°N) [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
7. Southeastern Africa:
COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperatures averaged 3°C to 6°C below normal in southern Zimbabwe,
eastern and southern Botswana, and much of northeastern and central South
Africa. Lows dipped below 10°C as far north as Johannesburg International
Airport (26°S), and the mercury failed to reach 30°C at scattered
locations throughout the region [COLD - Up to 2 weeks].
8. Southern Africa:
RAINS ABATE IN CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA, PERSIST ELSEWHERE
Moderate to heavy rains (50 to 200 mm) soaked southern Zimbabwe, extreme
eastern Botswana, and extreme northeastern South Africa. Light to moderate
precipitation (10 to 50 mm) dampened extreme eastern South Africa while
little or none fell on central and southern sections of the country. During
the last 8 weeks, more than 200 mm of precipitation has fallen on Zimbabwe,
eastern Botswana, and the eastern third of South Africa, yielding moisture
excesses of 100 to almost 500 mm. Farther west, 8-week totals diminished
from about 200 mm in central South Africa to 50 mm further west, with moisture
surpluses generally less than 100 mm [WET - Up to 11 weeks].
9. South-Central Siberia, Eastern Mongolia, and Northeastern China:
COLD ANOMALY SHIFTS SOUTHWARD
Weekly departures of -3°C to -7°C prevailed over southeastern Siberia
east of Lake Baykal while departures of -1°C to -3°C dominated
eastern Mongolia. Temperatures were also 1°C to 3°C below normal
across the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and central Nei Mongol. Lows plummeted
to -40°C as far south as Hilok, Russia (51°N) [COLD - Up
to 4 weeks].
10. Japan:
WARMTH REMAINS
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 3°C above normal over most of the
Japanese archipelago as the abnormally mild weather continued. Temperatures
reached as high as 13°C at Kumgaya (36°N) and at Nagoya (35°N)
[WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
11. Western Australia:
UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER CONTINUES
Temperatures were as much as 3°C below normal across the western half
of Western Australia, with lows dropping below 20°C as far north as
23°S. In addition, highs failed to reach 30°C at some locations
in southwestern Western Australia [COLD - Up to 13 weeks].