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Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook July 2020

Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook July 2020

The July Outlook includes exceptionally warmer than normal temperatures in many areas, notably a vast block of eastern North America including the Great Lakes States, the U.S. Northeast, and well into Canada. Central Europe will be considerably drier than normal while wetter conditions are expected in the Balkans.

United States: Intense water surplus to persist in the Dakotas

United States: Intense water surplus to persist in the Dakotas

Through January 2020 widespread surpluses will persist in the Plains States as far south as Oklahoma and in the Upper Midwest with intense anomalies in the Dakotas. Deficits will downgrade in the Southwest, persist with intensity in southwestern Colorado, and diminish considerably from the Virginias through the Southeast. Intense deficits are forecast for Delaware and southern Florida.

United States: Exceptional water surpluses forecast for S. Dakota

United States: Exceptional water surpluses forecast for S. Dakota

The forecast through August 2019 indicates persistent water surpluses in a wide path through the center of the country in the Mississippi River Basin and well into the Missouri, Arkansas, and Red River Basins, including exceptional anomalies in South Dakota. Surpluses of varying intensity are expected in the Rockies, central Arizona, California, Oregon, and in the Northeast. Deficits are forecast for pockets of Washington, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and southeastern states.

United States: Widespread water surpluses to continue

United States: Widespread water surpluses to continue

The forecast through July indicates widespread water surpluses of varying intensity a vast area on either side of the Mississippi River. Exceptional anomalies are forecast around Sioux Falls, and along the Mississippi River on either side of Memphis and from Louisiana to the Gulf. Surpluses will increase in the Rockies and shrink slightly and moderate in California. In the Pacific Northwest, deficits will shrink in Washington; Oregon will transition from deficit to moderate surplus.

United States: Intense water deficits to persist in OR, MO, AR, LA; surpluses in FL

United States: Intense water deficits to persist in OR, MO, AR, LA; surpluses in FL

The forecast through September indicates that, while exceptional water deficits will diminish overall and in the Southwest and Southern Rockies in particular, moderate to severe deficits are expected in a wide path from Missouri to the Gulf. Deficits may be intense in Louisiana, along the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers, and the Pacific Northwest coast. In the Northeast, deficits will persist and spread further in Maine. Significant surpluses will persist in the Northern Rockies, and surpluses will emerge in much of Florida.