Nationwide
Over the past week, remnants of Beryl made their way into the Midwest, bringing significant precipitation from east Texas all the way into Michigan. Another shot of significant rain at the end of the current period kept the region quite wet overall.
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Significant precipitation along the eastern seaboard from New Jersey into the Carolinas was welcomed but isolated to coastal areas. Much of the rest of the country was quite dry, with only pockets of light precipitation. The warmest temperatures were over the West, with departures of 3-6 degrees above normal widespread, and from Washington to California, with departures 9-12 degrees above normal. The coolest temperatures were also associated with areas that picked up the best rains, as temperatures from Texas into Arkansas and Missouri were up to 3 degrees below normal. Areas of the Northeast were also warmer than normal, with departures of 6-9 degrees above normal.
The West
Warmer-than-normal temperatures dominated the region, with only portions of western Colorado and New Mexico below normal for the week with departures of up to 3 degrees below normal in New Mexico.
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Portions of central Washington and Oregon into northern California had temperatures 9-12 degrees above normal. Isolated rains in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as portions of central California, were the only precipitation events of significance in the region. In response to the recent heat and dryness, a large swath of abnormally dry conditions was expanded this week from northern Nevada and southern Idaho into northern Utah. Abnormally dry conditions were also expanded in northwest California, western Nevada, southern Colorado and southwest Utah. Moderate drought was expanded over more of central Oregon, with more abnormally dry areas added to the west. Moderate drought was expanded in western Wyoming, and Montana had severe drought expand broadly in the west while a new pocket of extreme drought was introduced.
The High Plains
At the end of the current period, a few pockets of above-normal precipitation were recorded in northwest South Dakota and north central North Dakota, as well as in areas of eastern Kansas.
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Much of the rest of the region was dry or received minimal amounts of precipitation. Abnormally dry conditions were expanded in northwest and southeast Kansas, eastern Colorado, and western Nebraska. Moderate drought was introduced over eastern Colorado and expanded in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota, as well as in eastern portions of Wyoming. Moderate and severe drought expanded in central Colorado as the foothills remained dry. After several weeks of wet weather, some drying out is taking place in portions of the region, which is welcomed in some circumstances.
The South
It was a mostly dry week in the region, with temperatures 2-3 degrees below normal in much of the area.
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With short-term dryness returning to portions of north Texas and southern Oklahoma, abnormally dry conditions were expanded this week. No other significant changes were made this week throughout the rest of the region, with the status quo common across the region. — UNL Drought Monitor
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