1. Alaska:
COLD WEATHER EASES
Temperatures were generally within 2°C of normal as highs climbed above
20°C and lows remained above freezing [COLD - Ending at 3 weeks].
2. North America:
HIGH TEMPERATURES EXACERBATE DRYNESS
Temperatures averaging 2°C to 6°C above normal, with locally higher
weekly departures approaching +8°C dominated the western and north-central
United States and south-central Canada. Highs in the forties (°C) at
many locations in the western United States exacerbated long-term dryness
(See the United States
Drought Monitor for more details) while highs in the thirties (°C)
prevailed across the remainder of the region [WARM - Up to 7 weeks].
3. Central United States:
DRY ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Isolated showers dropped 10 to 50 mm of rain at a few locations, but most
of the central Plains from the Rockies to the Missouri River received little
or no precipitation. Fewer than 100 mm of rain has fallen during the last
8 weeks, allowing short-term moisture deficits of 50 to 200 mm to accumulate.
See the United States
Drought Monitor for more details [DRY - Up to 9 weeks].
4. Midwestern and Eastern United States:
PRECIPITATION DEFICITS REMAIN
Widely scattered showers yielded as much as 125 mm of rain, but most of
the Midwest and East received less than 50 mm of rain during the past week.
Since the middle of April, precipitation totaled 100 to 300 mm, yielding
shortfalls of 50 to 225 mm. See the United
States Drought Monitor for more details [DRY - Up to 15 weeks].
5. Florida:
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE
Abundant showers and thunderstorms soaked much of central and southern
Florida with 50 to 250 mm. Between 200 and 800 mm of rain has fallen on
Florida during the last 8 weeks, resulting in short-term moisture excesses
of 50 to 450 mm [WET - Up to 7 weeks].
6. Chile:
SHORT-TERM MOISTURE DEFICIENCIES REPORTED
Little or no precipitation was reported in central Chile. Between May 19
and July 13, precipitation totals varied widely from 50 mm up to 400 mm,
with short-term moisture deficits ranging from 75 to 335 mm [DRY - Up to
5 weeks].
7. Central South America:
COLD AIR DRIFTS NORTHWARD
Temperatures were 2°C to 5°C below normal across the region, with
a few locally larger negative departures reaching -7°C in Brazil, Paraguay,
and Bolivia. Subfreezing lows penetrated as far north as southern Brazil
while readings stayed below 20°C throughout most of the region [COLD
- Up to 7 weeks].
8. Ireland and Western Great Britain:
COOL WEATHER DOMINATES
Weekly temperature departures of -2°C to -3°C covered Ireland and
Wales, with lows generally less than 10°C. The mercury failed to reach
20°C at most locations [COLD - Up to 3 weeks].
9. Southeastern Europe and Northern Tunisia:
HIGH TEMPERATURES PREVAIL
Temperatures averaged 6°C to 10°C above normal from Austria eastward
across the Ukraine and southern European Russia while weekly temperature
departures of +2°C to +6°C dominated the remainder of the region.
Readings soared above 47°C in Tunisia, and highs in the thirties (°C)
covered much of southern and eastern Europe [WARM - Up to 15 weeks].
10. Southern Niger:
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST
Between 25 and 50 mm of rain fell on a few isolated locations in southern
Niger, but most of the region received fewer than 25 mm. Precipitation
totaled less than 100 mm during the last 8 weeks, but short-term moisture
deficits were only 50 to 100 mm [DRY - Up to 10 weeks]. Temperatures were
generally 2°C to 4°C above normal, with highs ranging from 37°C
to 44°C. The mercury remained above 20°C throughout the week [WARM
- Up to 10 weeks].
11. Central Siberia:
WARM ANOMALY DEVELOPS
Weekly departures of +2°C to +6°C dominated much of central Siberia,
with weekly highs ranging from 25°C to 38°C [WARM - Up to 4 weeks].
12. Japan:
TROPICAL STORMS BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
Torrential rains (100 to 500 mm) inundated much of southern and central
Japan from the Ryukyus northward to northern Honshu. Typhoon
Chata'an generated peak winds of 240 kph, with gusts approaching 300
kph early in the week while Tropical
Storm Narki packed sustained winds of 75 kph and gusts of 93 kph. Both
storms weakened dramatically as they trekked northward through Honshu [Episodic
Events].
13. Queensland:
COOL CONDITIONS ABATE
Temperatures were generally within 3°C of normal, with highs in the
twenties (°C) and lows remaining above freezing throughout the week
[COLD - Ending at 3 weeks].