1. Northwestern United States:
ABNORMALLY DRY WEATHER RETURNS
Fewer than 25 mm of precipitation fell on most of the region again last
week as unusually dry conditions redeveloped. Only a few favored coastal
locations received 25 to 100 mm of precipitation. Although most of the
Pacific Northwest received 100 to 250 mm of precipitation during the last
8 weeks, shortfalls ranged from 100 to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 5 weeks].
2. South-Central United States:
HEAVY RAINS REPORTED
Between 50 and 200 mm of rain soaked eastern Texas and adjacent parts of
Louisiana and Arkansas last week. Short-term (8-week) moisture excesses
were generally less than 100 mm, but approached 115 mm at Shreveport, Louisiana
[WET - Up to 7 weeks].
3. Eastern North America:
DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP
Little or no precipitation fell across the region, except for light to
moderate amounts (10 to 50 mm) along and east of the western foothills
of the Appalachians. Despite the unusually dry weather, 8-week moisture
deficits were generally less than 100 mm [DRY - Up to 5 weeks].
4. Spain, Portugal, and Morocco:
WETNESS EASES
Storms brought moderate rain (25 to 50 mm) to parts of northwestern Spain
and northern Portugal while little or no rain fell on the remainder of
the region. During the last 8 weeks, 200 to 500 mm has fallen over most
of the area, yielding moisture excesses of 65 to 350 mm. In addition, some
coastal locations received up to 950 mm of precipitation during the last
8 weeks [WET - Up to 21 weeks].
5. Southern Europe and Northeastern Africa:
WARMTH CONTINUES
Warm weather continued to prevail over the central and eastern Mediterranean
littoral as temperatures averaged 2°C to 6°C above normal. The
mercury reached into the middle to upper teens (°C) over parts of the
region [WARM - Up to 18 weeks].
6. Madagascar:
HEAVY RAINS REPORTED
More than 200 mm of rain inundated western Madagascar [Episodic Event].
7. East-Central Asia:
COLD ANOMALY SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD
Cold weather dominated across southeastern Siberia as temperatures averaged
3°C to 7°C below normal, and the mercury plunged to -45°C at
Poliny Osipenko, Russia (65°N). The bitterly cold conditions, characterized
by weekly departures of -3°C to -5°C, spread across northwestern
China, the Korean Peninsula, and most of Japan [COLD - Up to 15 weeks].
8. Australia:
HEAT WAVE CONTINUES
Temperatures averaged 6°C to 9°C above normal across eastern South
Australia and extreme western New South Wales while weekly departures of
+2°C to +6°C dominated the southern half of Australia. Weekly high
temperatures ranged from 40°C to 46°C across the interior portions
of Australia while readings of 30°C to 39°C prevailed across Victoria
and along the coasts of Western Australia, South Australia, and New South
Wales [WARM - Up to 9 weeks].
9. Southeastern Australia:
DRYNESS AGGRAVATED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
Little or no rain fell on New South Wales and Victoria, except for 10 to
50 mm at some coastal locations of New South Wales. The unusually dry conditions
were exacerbated by very high temperatures (item 7 above). Precipitation
totals were generally less than 100 mm for the last 8 weeks, except for
100 to 200 mm at a few coastal locations. Short-term moisture deficits
of 100 to 125 mm were reported along the coast, but shortfalls were generally
less than 100 mm elsewhere [DRY - Up to 8 weeks].