High temperatures averaged about 8 to more than 20 degrees above normal. D0 was removed southeast Missouri, where rainfall totals have been above normal. Louis in response to the recent warm dry weather and lowered streamflow values. Changes to the map were limited areas of D0 (abnormal dryness). Precipitation was less than 1 inch across most areas. High temperatures averaged from 7 to 20 degrees above normal. Moderate drought (D1) was added in response to growing long-term moisture deficits and impacts to soil moisture, groundwater, and vegetation. West Texas was the only area where drought expanded. Groundwater levels and deeper soil moisture also remain historically low for this time of year in some places. Despite the record-breaking rainfall over the last several weeks, deficits of 4 to 10 inches over the last six months remain over parts of many parts of the region. Moderate (D1), severe (D2), and extreme (D3) drought remain in the region where drought signals can still be found in long-term indicators. All exceptional drought (D4) has been eliminated. Much of the region saw 1- and even 2-category improvements to drought conditions. The continued wet weather left a band, stretching from east Texas to northeast Alabama, with rainfall totals of 6 to 12 inches - 200 to 400 percent of normal -over the last 30 days. SouthĪnother round of wet weather brought 2 to 4 inches of rain to parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Here, streamflow has fallen below normal and well levels have dropped. D0 expanded in eastern North Carolina, where rainfall deficits of close to 3 inches over the last 30 days can be found. All remaining moderate drought (D1) was removed with abnormally dry conditions (D0) left to reflect areas with lingering long-term moisture and groundwater deficits. When combined with the previous week’s rainfall, parts of Alabama and Georgia recorded totals of 10 to 12 inches - 200 to 400% of normal - over the last 30 days. Rainfall totals ranged from less than 0 in parts of Florida to nearly 4 inches in parts of Georgia. Last week was wet for much of the Southeast. The heavy snow from Tuesday’s winter storm will be evaluated on next week's map. Nantucket remains in severe drought (D2). Moderate drought (D1) remains in western New York and Martha’s Vineyard. No changes were made to the map in the Northeast. The winter storm that brought heavy snow to the Northeast on Wednesday occurred at the data cutoff for this week’s map. States in the Southern Plains saw pockets of improvements as long-term moisture deficits are finally showing signs of improvement. The Northern Plains and Upper Midwest stayed relatively dry, with temperatures well above normal for the second week in a row. The excess rain brought additional one- and two-category improvements to drought. In the last 30 days, rainfall totals of more than 10 inches (200 to 400 percent of normal) fell in parts of the South and Southeast. The wet pattern continued in the South and Southeast. The lack of snow led to the expansion of drought conditions. In the Northwest, basin snowpack remains below normal with some of the worst conditions in the northern Rocky Mountains. Southwestern states saw improvements to short- and long-term drought conditions. After a slow start to the year, basin snowpack in the Southwest has returned to near-normal conditions. Storms left over 3 feet of snow in the northern Arizona mountains before dropping more than a foot of snow in the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. Last week, another round of Pacific storms swept across the West, bringing rain and mountain snow.
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