Water deficits may dominate the northern US from the Pacific Northwest eastward through Minnesota in the coming months, with surpluses in the Upper Mississippi. The forecast for California indicates a transition from deficits to surpluses by February. Surpluses may persist in the Central and Southern Plains and along Mississippi River tributaries. Extensive deficits are forecast March through May from the central Gulf Coast region northward through the Great Lakes region.
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List September 2015
Regions likely to encounter significant water anomalies in the coming months include: California, the US Central and Southern Plains, Canada's Central Plains, Southern Mexico, Central America, northern Brazil, Argentina, Southern Africa, Tanzania, the Arabian Peninsula, Borneo, and New Guinea.This Watch List is based on ISciences' Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) Global Water Monitor and Forecast issued 9 September 2015.
Global Precipitation and Temperature Outlook for September 2015
The outlook for September 2015 indicates predominately warmer temperatures in the Southeast US, Central America, South America, much of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Exceptionally drier conditions are expected in Central America, northern South America, coastal West Africa, central India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Wetter than normal areas include: central US, Argentina, Uganda, and Turkey.
Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits may continue in Thailand, Cambodia, New Guinea
South Asia: Exceptional water deficits forecast for south-central India, exceptional surpluses in Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Almost all of southern India is forecast to have at least moderate deficits. Exceptional deficits are forecast for: a large region in south-central India including northern Karnataka, Telangana, and northern Andhra Pradesh; the northern border region between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; portions of Odisha; and, southern Tamil Nadu. Exceptional surpluses are forecast for the Indus River Basin, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.