1. New Mexico and Texas:
EARLY-SEASON HEAT
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 4°C above normal in southern New Mexico
and southwestern Texas, with the mercury reaching 40°C at San Angelo
(31°N) and Abilene (32°N) [WARM - Up to 3 weeks].
2. Central United States:
FLASH FLOODS RAVAGE OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI
Torrential rains, locally exceeding 300 mm during the weekend, inundated
sections of Oklahoma and Missouri, particularly along Interstate 44 from
Tulsa, OK northeastward to St. Louis, MO. Significant flash flooding claimed
at least two lives, closed roads, and forced evacuations in suburban areas
around both Tulsa and St. Louis, according to media reports [Episodic Events].
3. Central South America:
TORRENTIAL RAINS REPORTED
Heavy rains (100 to almost 500 mm) soaked Uruguay, extreme southern Brazil,
central and southeastern Paraguay, and northern Buenos Aires province of
Argentina while lesser amounts (25 to 100 mm) fell on much of northern
Argentina. During the past 8 weeks, precipitation totals (and departures)
ranged from 320 to 520 mm (+80 to +420 mm) in Uruguay, 100 to 510
mm (+50 to +360 mm) in Argentina, and 200 to 380 mm (+50 to +100 mm) in
Paraguay [WET - Up to 8 weeks].
4. Western Europe:
STORMS BRING MORE RAIN TO IBERIAN PENINSULA
Thunderstorms again swept across Portugal and western Spain, bringing more
moderate to heavy rain (25 to 150 mm). Elsewhere, dry weather eased the
wetness in the remainder of the region. Since March 12th, moisture excesses
of 50 to 90 mm have accumulated in the British Isles, 50 to 125 mm in western
France, and 60 to 325 mm in Portugal and Spain [WET - Up to 7 weeks].
5. Europe:
WARMTH CONTINUES
Temperatures remained abnormally warm (2°C to 6°C above normal)
over a large portion of Europe from the British Isles and France eastward
to southern Finland, Belarus, and western Ukraine, with the mercury reaching
29°C at Berlin, Germany (52°N) [WARM - Up to 5 weeks].
6. Burkina Faso:
WARM ANOMALY PERSISTS
Weekly departures of +2°C to +3°C prevailed across Burkina Faso
and adjacent areas, with the mercury soaring as high as 40°C to 45°C
[WARM - Up to 10 weeks].
7. Southern Africa:
COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperatures were 2°C to 6°C below normal across western and central
South Africa, with subfreezing lows reported as far north as 26°S.
Highs failed to reach 30°C throughout most of the country [COLD - 2
weeks].
8. East-Central Africa:
STILL VERY DRY
During the past week, little or no rain was reported across Kenya, except
for 50 to 100 mm along the extreme southeastern coast and 10 to 50 mm in
the extreme western sections of the country. Short-term (8-week)
moisture deficits range from 50 to 160 mm. Reliable data are lacking for
Ethiopia [DRY - Up to 15 weeks].
9. Southwestern Asia:
DRYNESS PERSISTS
Little or no rain again fell over northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan.
Since the middle of March, less than 65 mm has fallen over the area, resulting
in moisture deficits of 50 to 110 mm [DRY - Up to 11 weeks].
10. East-Central China:
DRY WEATHER AGAIN PREVAILS
Little or no rain was reported over east-central China from northern Sichuan
and southern Gansu Provinces eastward to the Yellow Sea. During the last
8 weeks, moisture deficits of 60 to 180 mm have accumulated over much of
the region [DRY - Up to 11 weeks].
11. Southeastern China :
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE
Moderate to heavy rains (25 to 150 mm) again soaked most of Guangdong Province.
Since the middle of March, 140 to 700 mm has fallen over the area, yielding
precipitation excesses of 50 to 300 mm [WET - Up to 7 weeks].
12. Southeastern Asia:
RAINS CONTINUE
Thunderstorms again brought moderate to very heavy rains (25 to 200 mm)
to much of Myanmar and Thailand. During the last 8 weeks, amounts
of 150 to 440 mm have saturated the region, which are moisture surpluses
of 50 to 270 mm [WET - Up to 16 weeks].
13. Australia:
WETNESS CONTINUES EASTWARD SHIFT
Between 25 and 100 mm of rain drenched the southern half of the eastern
Queensland coast while similar amounts fell on the central and eastern
portions of New South Wales and Victoria [WET - Up to 16 weeks]. Little
or no rain fell on Western Australia, Northern Territory, and the western
and northern sections of Queensland, but 8-week moisture surpluses exceeded
100 mm at scattered locations across Australia [WET - Ended at 16 weeks].
14. Western and Central Australia:
MORE COOL WEATHER
Temperatures remained 2°C to 5°C below normal last week across
much of the region, and the mercury dropped below 10°C as far north
as 21°S [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].