1. Southwestern United States:
HIGH TEMPERATURES PERSIST
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C above normal across the central
and southern Intermountain West, with the mercury soaring to the
40°C to 43°C range in southeastern California and southern Arizona,
and highs climbing above 30°C elsewhere [WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
2. Central United States:
VERY DRY CONDITIONS RETURN
Scanty precipitation (less than 10 mm) was reported during the past 2 weeks,
marking the return of very dry weather. Fewer than 125 mm of rain fell
on most of Kansas and Nebraska since the middle of April, allowing short-term
moisture deficits of 50 to 130 mm to accumulate during the early part of
the growing season [DRY - Up to 5 weeks].
3. Southeastern United States:
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS PROVIDE LIMITED RELIEF
Between 10 and 50 mm of rain were recorded at most locations; however,
weekly totals of 50 to 100 mm were scattered across the southern Appalachians
of northeastern Alabama and northern Georgia and along the coast from southeastern
North Carolina to eastern Georgia. Since the middle of April, less than
200 mm of rain has accumulated across the region, yielding precipitation
shortfalls of 50 to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 9 weeks].
4. Southern Canada and Northern New England:
UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER DRIFTS EASTWARD
Weekly departures of -2°C to -5°C prevailed across Canada from
the Prairie Provinces eastward to the Maritimes, and in Maine and the northern
portions of Vermont and New Hampshire. Highs failed to reach 30°C while
subfreezing lows dominated Ontario, Quebec, and the northern half of New
England [COLD - Up to 5 weeks].
5. Central and Southern South America:
MORE VERY WET WEATHER
Moderate to heavy precipitation (25 to 100 mm, with locally higher amounts)
fell on Uruguay, the southern half of Paraguay, and Rio Grande do Sul state
of Brazil while as much as 200 mm of precipitation soaked central Chile
and adjacent parts of western Argentina. Favorably dry conditions, characterized
by little or no rain, prevailed across northern Argentina. Since the middle
of April, 200 to more than 500 mm of rain drenched both the eastern half
of the region and central Chile, resulting in precipitation excesses of
100 to 420 mm. Meanwhile, 8-week totals of up to 200 mm were reported elsewhere,
yielding moisture surpluses in the 50 to 150 mm range [WET - Up to 13 weeks].
6. Southern Europe and Northwestern Africa:
HEAT CONTINUES
Temperatures, averaging 2°C to 5°C above normal, dominated the
region from the western Mediterranean littoral eastward to the Black Sea.
Highs reached 31°C as far north as Gmunden, Austria (48°N) [WARM
- Up to 10 weeks].
7. Europe:
DRYNESS PERSISTS
Widely scattered light to moderate showers (10 to 35 mm) brought limited
relief to the region from southern Finland southward to the Balkans and
westward to Italy. The dry conditions in the southern portions were exacerbated
by the hot weather (see 6 above). Since mid-April, less than 120
mm has accumulated in most of the area, resulting in moisture shortages
as high as 160 mm [DRY - Up to 10 weeks].
8. East-Central Africa:
MOISTURE SHORTAGES REMAIN
Little or no rain was reported again last week as short-term (8-week) moisture
deficits of 50 to 220 mm dominated Kenya, northern Tanzania, and southern
Ethiopia [DRY - Up to 20 weeks].
9. Northeastern China:
DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Although as much as 50 mm of rain fell at scattered locations, much of
the area received little or no rain. Less than 60 mm of rain has fallen
since the middle of April, with moisture shortages reaching as high as
70 mm [DRY - Up to 6 weeks].
10. Southeastern China:
STORMS BRING RAIN, EASE DRYNESS
Thunderstorms brought scattered moderate to heavy rain (25 to 100 mm) to
southern Fujian and Guangdong Provinces, easing dryness. During the last
8 weeks, however, moisture deficits of 70 to 300 mm prevailed in much of
the area [DRY - Up to 6 weeks].
11. Southeastern Asia:
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE
Rains of over 100 mm continued to inundate parts of southern Thailand,
Cambodia, and southern Vietnam. During the last 8 weeks, as much as 1150
mm have saturated the region, which are excesses of 100 to 330 mm [WET
- Up to 16 weeks].
12. Australia:
COLD WEATHER DOMINATES COUNTRY
Temperatures averaging 2°C to 4°C below normal spread across most
of the country, with the largest weekly departures reported in eastern
Western Australia, the Northern Territory, northwestern and southeastern
Queensland, and north-central New South Wales. Subfreezing lows dominated
the higher elevations of the Great Dividing Range, and were scattered across
the interior of the continent. The mercury remained below 20°C as far
north as southern Northern Territory, and readings below 20°C prevailed
across the southern third of the country [COLD - Up to 8 weeks].
13. Southwestern Australia:
ABNORMALLY DRY WEATHER DEVELOPS
Little or no rain has fallen on most of southwestern Western Australia
for the last 4 weeks while the remainder of the region has not seen rain
for at least 6 weeks. Precipitation shortfalls during the last 8 weeks
reached 120 mm at a few coastal locations [DRY - Up to 6 weeks].
14. New South Wales, Australia:
STILL UNUSUALLY DRY
Scanty rains were recorded for the fifth consecutive week, allowing 8-week
precipitation shortfalls of 100 to 225 mm to accumulate along the eastern
shoreline [DRY - Up to 10 weeks].