Widespread water deficits with large pockets of exceptional deficits are expected in Canada’s Central Plains, and eastern Ontario into Quebec. Deficits from British Columbia to Manitoba may persist through May. Deficits in Ontario and Quebec may increase in extent and severity March through May.
China, Mongolia, South Korea, Japan: Drought in Northern China, Mongolia, S. Korea; Flooding in Japan
Widespread deficits may continue in North China and Mongolia. Widespread surpluses are forecast for Southeast China and southern Honshu, Japan. Deficits are forecast for northern Honshu and for Hokkaido, Japan. Exceptional deficits may persist in South Korea before diminishing somewhat in severity beginning in February 2016.
United States: Numerous regionally significant water anomalies ahead
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.