Updated US Drought monitor

[SC Maintenance]

What a difference a year makes. For the last decade California was in drought. Now its not, but much of the midwest an NE is. While it doesn't show it, Quebec is hence all the wildfires and smoke.

moving from La Nina to El Nino weather pattern I guess?

Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor

droughtmonitor.unl.edu

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[JeffKeryk]

Yep. My Maple trees never looked better and I have been picking weeds like crazy. Sheesh. What's a poor boy to do?

 

[Chris142]

I'm still in the abnormally dry area

 

[thunderfog]

It's going to rain today, but Cleveland has not had rain in 21 days. Very unusual for a stretch that long in this part of the country -- in any season.

 

[thastinger]

Maybe I missed it in the legend...what is S/SL/L?

 

[Lubener]

Rain is on the way this week in Ohio and surrounding states. Areas in moderate drought likely will be back to normal for now.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Maybe I missed it in the legend...what is S/SL/L?

Won't let me edit original post, but all info is at the link.

Here is the legend:

 

[thunderfog]

Rain is on the way this week in Ohio and surrounding states. Areas in moderate drought likely will be back to normal for now.

It will take more than the current forecasted rain for the week to shed the drought status in this area.

 

[Warstud]

It's been dry here to . We got more rain in May than April . We were supposed to get about .75 today . Not much so far . I see the birds are waiting for the rain so the worms come up .

 

[Dave Hess]

Down here I have to cut grass every 2 weeks with all the rain or my yard looks like the Everglades.

Birds love when I cut the grass cause they can easily get the worms and bugs.

 

[Number_35]

My wife and I are in Fort Collins CO for a few days. The locals say they've had weeks of almost-daily rain. The skies opened up earlier this evening.

I wish some of this were falling in the areas with the forest fires.

We could use some of this at home too - the elm trees are showering the streets with seeds, said to be a response to the dry conditions.

 

[1uz_4me]

Have no fear, we'll be redroughted in a year

 

[Lubener]

It will take more than the current forecasted rain for the week to shed the drought status in this area.

An inch and a half to two inches will do it. That's very realistic over the week. The drought in your area basically developed over the last three weeks. A new drought report will be issued on Thursday.

 

[thunderfog]

An inch and a half to two inches will do it. That's very realistic over the week. The drought in your area basically developed over the last three weeks. A new drought report will be issued on Thursday.

Some improvement to D0 is possible, but we are still in 30 and 90 day deficits.

 

[RooflessVW]

I'm still in the abnormally dry area

You don't say?

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

El Niño is just kicking in. My area (SE US) should be negatively impacted but it's still early.

 

[Pablo]

BONE dry here until Fri-Sat

2023 THE DRIEST FIRST SIX MONTHS ON RECORD!

And remember my flood pictures 2021-22?

We got a decent rain, it was SO nice. Maybe a little more later this week. PLEASE!

 

[Brons2]

Seems like there were very few dry years in the 70s and 80s when I was growing up in Western Oregon. Now they seem more common.

 

[zzyzzx]

It's going to rain today, but Cleveland has not had rain in 21 days. Very unusual for a stretch that long in this part of the country -- in any season.

If it's been more then 3 days without rain, I begin to wonder...