1. Eastern Alaska and Northwestern Canada:
UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS REPORTED
Temperatures were 2°C to 5°C below normal across eastern Alaska,
the Yukon Territory, and western portions of the Northwest Territories,
with subfreezing lows at many locations. The mercury failed to reach 20°C
in northeastern Alaska and most of the Yukon Territory [COLD - 2 weeks].
2. Western Montana:
ABNORMALLY DRY WEATHER EXACERBATES WILDFIRE SITUATION
Little or no rain fell on western Montana during the past week, but short-term
moisture deficits remained below 100 mm. The lack of precipitation has
allowed vegetation to remain extremely dry. This has aggravated the serious
wildfire situation, which might not improve until the first significant
snowfall of the upcoming season, according to the media [DRY - Up to 5
weeks].
3. Southern and Central United States:
HIGH TEMPERATURES PERSIST
Temperatures averaging 2°C to 4°C above normal dominated the southern
tier of the United States, with the mercury soaring above 40°C as far
north as northern Kansas [WARM - Up to 5 weeks].
4. South-Central United States:
VERY DRY CONDITIONS DOMINATE REGION
Abnormally dry weather prevailed across much of Texas and western Oklahoma,
with weekly precipitation totals remaining below 10 mm for the 3rd consecutive
week. Since late June, the region has received fewer than 100 mm, allowing
moisture shortages of 50 to 150 mm to accumulate. See
the U. S. Drought Monitor for more information [DRY - Up to 19 weeks].
5. Eastern Canada:
WARM WEATHER PREVAILS
Weekly departures of +2°C to +5°C covered much of eastern Canada,
with temperatures averaging 6°C to 7°C above normal in Newfoundland,
where the mercury reached 28°C at some locations [WARM - Up to 6 weeks].
6. East-Central South America:
UNUSUALLY DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Little or no precipitation fell on Uruguay, northeastern Argentina, and
extreme southern Brazil for the 5th consecutive week; however, 8-week moisture
deficits were generally less than 50 mm [DRY - Up to 6 weeks].
7. Western Europe:
STILL VERY DRY
Between 25 and 50 mm of rain dampened Wales and western England while only
10 to 25 mm fell on the remainder of England and on northern France. Central
and western France received little or no precipitation. Short-term (8-week)
moisture deficits were generally less than 100 mm except in northern France
where precipitation shortfalls approached 140 mm [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].
8. Southern Europe, Morocco, and the Middle East:
HOT WEATHER CONTINUES WESTWARD SHIFT
Temperatures averaged 3°C to 6°C above normal across Europe from
central Spain eastward to the Black Sea and northeastward to the northern
portions of Germany and Poland, with locally higher departures (+7°C)
in Slovakia and Austria. Farther south, weekly temperature departures exceeded
+8°C in Morocco. The mercury soared above 40°C in Morocco, central
and southern Spain, southern Turkey, and the Middle East while highs of
30°C reached as far north as northern sections of Germany and Poland
[WARM - Up to 8 weeks].
9. Central and Eastern Asia:
ANOTHER WARM WEEK
Temperature departures of +3°C to +7°C prevailed over much of central
and southeastern Siberia while departures of +2°C to +4°C were
observed from eastern Kazakhstan eastwards to Japan. Temperatures climbed
to as high as 31°C as far north as Bodajbo, Russia (58°N) [WARM
- Up to 11 weeks].
10. East-Central China:
RAINS EASE DRYNESS
Moderate rain (20 to 50 mm) eased dryness in parts of Shandong and Henan
while the remainder of east-central China received little or no rain. Short-term
moisture deficits of 50 to 200 mm prevailed in much of the region [DRY
- Up to 16 weeks].
11. Southeastern China:
THUNDERSTORMS BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN
Thunderstorms soaked much of the area from Hubei and eastern Sichuan southeastward
to southern Zhejiang, Fujian, and northern Guangdong with moderate to heavy
rain (50 to 200 mm). During the last 8 weeks, 300 to 900 mm of rain has
fallen in most of the region, yielding moisture surpluses of 70 to 400
mm [WET - Up to 7 weeks].
12. Southeastern Asia:
DRYNESS DEVELOPS
Although thunderstorms brought heavy rain (up to 200 mm) to southern Thailand,
little or no rain fell across the remainder of the region. Since June 25th,
moisture deficits of 60 to 230 mm have accumulated in much of the area
[DRY - Up to 6 weeks].
13. Western Indonesia and Southern Malaysia:
WETNESS CONTINUES
Thunderstorms again doused northern Sumatra and southern Malaysia with
moderate to heavy rain (25 to 200 mm). Since late June, 300 to 600 mm of
rain has fallen on the region, resulting in moisture excesses of 60 to
250 mm [WET - Up to 8 weeks].