1. Central Canada:
COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperatures were 3°C to 11°C below normal across the Prairie Provinces
of Canada, with lows dropping below -10°C as far south as 50°N
in southwestern Alberta [COLD - 2 weeks].
2. Central United States:
MORE VERY DRY WEATHER
Little or no precipitation fell across the region again last week, except
for totals of 10 to 25 mm at scattered locations in Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Short-term (8-week) moisture deficits, however, remained in the 50 to 100
mm range across most of the region [DRY - Up to 10 weeks].
3. Canadian Maritime Provinces:
UNUSUALLY MILD CONDITIONS PREVAIL
In sharp contrast to central Canada, temperatures averaged 2°C to 4°C
above normal across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward island, and
southern Newfoundland, with highs reaching 20°C as far north as Daniel's
Harbor, Newfoundland (50°N) [WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
4. Northern Europe:
WETNESS DEVELOPS
Relatively wet weather again prevailed across northern Scandinavia and
the northwestern corner of Russia. During the last 8 weeks, 100 to 260
mm has fallen over the region, resulting in moisture excesses of 50 to
105 mm [WET - Up to 6 weeks].
5. Central Europe:
WETNESS EASES
Except for scattered showers (20 to 30 mm), dry weather eased the wet conditions
extending from Hungary northeastward across Belarus into Russia. During
the last 8 weeks, amounts of 110 to 175 mm have accumulated, allowing
precipitation surpluses 60 to 95 mm to accumulate [WET - Up to 13 weeks].
6. Senegal and the Gambia:
HIGH TEMPERATURES REPORTED
Weekly departures of +2°C to +6°C dominated Senegal and the Gambia,
with the mercury soaring above 40°C at most locations, and reaching
46°C at Linguere, in western Senegal [WARM - Up to 7 weeks].
7. Southern Africa:
RAINS ABATE
Between 10 and 50 mm of rain fell on northeastern Zimbabwe and northeastern
South Africa while little or none fell elsewhere. Short-term (February
20 - April 15) moisture surpluses ranged from 100 to 260 mm in Zimbabwe,
eastern South Africa, and central Namibia, but fell below 100 mm across
the remainder of southern Africa [WET - Up to 23 weeks].
8. East-Central Africa:
MOISTURE DEFICITS REMAIN
Although reliable data are lacking, the few stations that reported received
less than 50 mm of rain during last week. Short-term moisture shortages
of 100 to 200 mm dominated southern and western Kenya [DRY - Up to 12 weeks].
9. Southwestern Asia:
DRYNESS DEVELOPS
Little or no rain again fell from Kuwait and southeastern Iraq eastward
to Kashmir. Since February 20, less than 60 mm has fallen in the
area which is as much as 100 mm less than normal [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].
10. East-Central Asia:
DRYNESS CONTINUES
Dry weather continued over east central Asia from China's northern Sichuan
and southern Gansu Provinces eastward to southwestern Korea. Most of the
area has received less than 80 mm of rain since February 20, yielding moisture
shortages of 60 to 125 mm [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].
11. Southeastern Asia and the Philippines:
RAINS CONTINUE
Thunderstorms again brought moderate to very heavy rains (25 to 200 mm)
to southern Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, southern Vietnam, and the Philippines.
During the last 8 weeks, amounts of 160 to 770 mm have saturated the region,
generating moisture excesses of 100 to 470 mm [WET - Up to 13 weeks].
12. Western Australia:
FAVORABLE DRY WEATHER ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATING TEMPERATURES
Fewer than 25 mm of rain fell on the region, with most stations receiving
little or none; however, 8-week moisture surpluses were still as high as
436 mm at some locations [WET - Ending at 13 weeks]. Near-normal temperatures
returned to the region [COLD - Ended at 6 weeks].
13. Southeastern Queensland:
STILL UNUSUALLY DRY
Little or no rain was reported again last week, and 8-week precipitation
shortfalls ranged from 100 to 200 mm along the eastern coast [DRY - Up
to 6 weeks].