1. South-Central United States:
UNUSUALLY WET CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Up to 120 mm of rain inundated parts of Arizona last week, with significant
flooding reported in some areas, according to the media. Meanwhile, between
100 and 300 mm of rain drenched Oklahoma and south-central Kansas while
50 to 100 mm soaked much of Texas. The abundant precipitation eased short-term
dryness across the area (See the United
States Drought Monitor for more detailed information on long-term conditions)
[WET - Up to 5 weeks].
2. Eastern United States:
DRY ANOMALY SHIFTS EASTWARD
Little or no rain fell on the East for the 4th consecutive week, allowing
moisture deficits to develop in some areas. Short-term moisture shortages
(100 to 200 mm) dominated the southern fringes; however, 8-week moisture
deficits were less than 100 mm elsewhere (See the United
States Drought Monitor for more detailed information on long-term conditions)
[DRY - Up to 5 weeks].
3. Central South America:
HEAVY RAINS RETURN
Torrential rains (100 to 200 mm) drenched central Uruguay and eastern Santa
Fe province of east-central Argentina while moderate precipitation (50
to 100 mm) fell on the remainder of the region. During the last 8 weeks,
100 to 600 mm of precipitation has fallen on Uruguay, southern Paraguay,
and northern Argentina, yielding moisture excesses of 50 to 270 mm [WET
- Up to 7 weeks].
4. British Isles:
MORE STORMY WEATHER
Moderate to heavy rains (50 to 100 mm) soaked the windward portions of
Ireland and Great Britain while totals diminished rapidly to the east,
where 10 to 50 mm of rain fell during the week. According to press reports,
severe storms disrupted transportation across England toward the end of
the week. During the last 8 weeks, the region has received 100 to 400 mm
of rain, allowing moisture surpluses of 50 to 170 mm to accumulate [WET
- Up to 9 weeks].
5. Northern and Eastern Europe:
UNUSUALLY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST
Little or no precipitation fell on most of the region, except for light
to moderate amounts (10 to 50 mm) in the Baltics and parts of Scandinavia.
Heavier precipitation (50 to 100 mm) was restricted to southern Sweden
and northwestern Finland. Short-term moisture deficits of 100 to 200 mm
prevailed across western Norway, southern Finland, and parts of Romania,
but were within 100 mm elsewhere [DRY - Up to 13 weeks].
6. Central and Northeastern Europe:
WARM ANOMALY CONTINUES
Weekly departures of +2°C to +5°C dominated Europe from eastern
France northeastward through northern European Russia. Highs reached 20°C
across most of eastern France and the Benelux Countries and climbed across
the freezing mark across the entire region. Subfreezing lows were confined
to northern and eastern portions of the Continent [WARM - Up to 6 weeks].
7. Central Asia:
COLD ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Temperature departures of -2°C to -4°C prevailed over southeastern
Kazakhstan and China's western Sinkiang Province. The mercury dropped to
-16°C at Karaganda, Kazakhstan (50°N) [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
8. East-Central Siberia:
COLD ANOMALY CONTINUES
Cold weather, characterized by temperatures averaging 3°C to
8°C below normal, persisted over east-central Siberia. Lows plunged
to -44°C at Ojmjakon, Russia (65°N) [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
9. Southeastern China:
THUNDERSTORMS BRING HEAVY RAIN
Thunderstorms soaked much of Hubei Province with moderate to heavy rain
(50 to 150 mm) while lesser amounts (less than 50 mm) were scattered across
the remainder of the area. Since the middle of September, 100 to
500 mm of rain has fallen on much of the region, resulting in moisture
surpluses of 50 to 300 mm [WET - Up to 8 weeks].
10. Southern Japan and Northern Philippines:
WARMTH CONTINUES
Warm weather continued to prevail across Japan as temperatures averaged
2°C to 6°C above normal, and reached into the mid- to upper-twenties
over much of the archipelago. Unusually warm conditions also covered northern
Luzon as the mercury soared to 35°C at Laoag, Philippines [WARM - Up
to 20 weeks].
11. North-Central Australia:
COOL POCKETS REMAIN
Temperatures were within 3°C of normal as unusually cool weather abated.
The mercury remained below 30°C in southeastern Australia, but exceeded
30°C elsewhere. Subfreezing lows were restricted to the higher elevations
of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales and Victoria [COLD - Ending
at 4 weeks].