1. Alaska and Northwestern Canada:
DRY ANOMALY OBSERVED
Little or no rain fell on much of Alaska and the Yukon from the Bering
Sea eastward to the northern Rockies. Short-term moisture deficits were
generally less than 100 mm across the region, except for precipitation
shortfalls approaching 150 mm in southeastern Alaska [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].
2. Southwestern United States:
WARM ANOMALY ABATES
Temperatures were generally with 2°C of normal, except for western
Nevada, southwestern Arizona, and the northern and extreme southeastern
sections of California, where weekly departures ranged from +2°C to
+4°C. Highs soared above 40°C in the desert sections of southeastern
California and western Arizona, and approached 42°C at Redding (41°N),
in California. Elsewhere, highs were generally in the thirties. Temperatures
remained above 20°C in extreme southern Nevada, extreme southeastern
California, and extreme western Arizona [WARM - Up to 7 weeks].
3. Great Lakes Region:
A RELATIVELY DRY WEEK
Fewer than 30 mm of rain fell on the Great Lakes Region of the United States
from north-central Illinois eastward to central Lake Ontario while 25 to
50 mm dampened much of Ontario and central upstate New York. Widely scattered
showers dropped up to 100 mm of rain on isolated parts of east-central
Michigan and the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania. Precipitation
totaled 100 to 510 mm during the past 8 weeks, yielding moisture surpluses
of 100 to 200 mm across most of the region, and locally higher excesses
(up to 340 mm in the southern portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota [WET
- Ending at 17 weeks].
4. Southeastern United States:
SCATTERED SHOWERS BRING RELIEF, LONG-TERM DRYNESS REMAINS
Moderate to heavy showers and thundershowers dropped 50 to 150 mm of rain
on much of Florida and the Gulf Coast while 25 to 50 mm dampened Mississippi,
and extreme northern sections of Alabama and Georgia. Unfortunately, fewer
than 25 mm of rain occurred across the remainder of the region. Preliminary
calculations at the Climate Prediction Center showed that only Florida
received significantly below normal precipitation during June; however,
3-month precipitation totals in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida were
among the 10 lowest such values in 106 years of record. For more complete
and detailed information, please consult the U.
S. Drought Assessment [DRY - Easing at 12 weeks].
5. Central Chile and Adjacent Argentina:
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION REPORTED
Moderate to heavy precipitation (50 to 200 mm) soaked much of central Chile
from 33°S to 40°S while up to 100 mm fell on adjacent parts of
west-central Argentina. During the last 8 weeks, 100 to 535 mm of precipitation
has fallen on the region, generating moisture surpluses of 50 to 200 mm
at most locations, with excesses of 300 to 400 mm between 26°S and
35°S [WET - Up to 7 weeks].
6. Europe and the Black Sea Region:
MORE DRY WEATHER
Except for moderate to heavy showers (25 to 80 mm) in the higher elevations
in the Alps and the Baltic Sea region, dry weather prevailed over a large
area from England northeastward to southern Finland and southeastward to
Turkey. Since May 7th, less than 125 mm has accumulated in much of the
area (except for the higher elevations), yielding moisture deficits of
up to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 13 weeks].
7. Southwestern Europe and Northwestern Africa:
HEAT CONTINUES
Hot weather persisted over Morocco, northwestern Algeria, and the Iberian
Peninsula. Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C above normal over Spain,
Portugal, and northwestern Africa, with temperatures reaching 40°C
as far north as Murica, Spain (38°N) [WARM - Up to 13 weeks].
8. Western Asia:
WARMTH CONTINUES
Temperatures again averaged above normal (2°C to 4°C) across a
large part of eastern Siberia and western Kazakhstan. Highs were in the
low thirties across much of eastern Siberia, and reached the mid-thirties
in Kazakhstan [WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
9. Northeastern China:
SCATTERED RAINS AGAIN BRING SOME RELIEF
Widely scattered thunderstorms brought moderate rain (up to 30 mm) and
eased dryness in parts of northeastern China. Less than 85 mm of rain has
fallen over much the area during the last 8 weeks, yielding moisture shortages
of up to 115 mm [DRY - Up to 9 weeks].
10. East-Central Asia:
ANOTHER WARM WEEK
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 4°C above normal from Lake Baykal
and eastern Mongolia southeastward to Japan and the East China Sea.
The mercury climbed as high as 37°C at Sainshand, Mongolia (45°N)
[WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
11. Tasmania, Australia:
MORE DRY WEATHER
Little or no rain fell on most of Tasmania, but 10 to 25 mm dampened the
northwestern corner of the island. Eddystone Point Light House, in northeastern
Tasmania, reported less than 35 mm of rain during the past 8 weeks, resulting
in a shortfall of 93 mm; however, moisture shortages elsewhere were generally
under 50 mm [DRY - Up to 13 weeks].