1. Northwestern United States:

WET ANOMALY REMAINS

Although most of the Pacific Northwest received 10 to 50 mm of rain, a few locations received up to 200 mm of precipitation. Between 100 and 500 mm of rain fell on the region during the last 8 weeks, yielding short-term moisture surpluses of 60 to 200 mm [WET - Up to 7 weeks].

2. North-Central United States:

VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST

Little or no rain fell on Minnesota, South Dakota, and adjacent parts of North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa during the past week. Since the middle of January, fewer than 200 mm of precipitation has accumulated, yielding 13-week shortfalls of 50 to 200 mm [DRY - Up to 26 weeks].

3. Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada:

UNUSUALLY COLD CONDITIONS PREVAIL

Weekly temperature departures of -2°C to -5°C dominated the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada last week. The mercury plummeted below -20°C as far south as 45°N while subfreezing lows prevailed across the entire region. The mercury managed to reach 20°C in most of the northeastern United States, but failed to reach that mark in southeastern Canada [COLD - 2 weeks].

4. Southern Paraguay and Northern Argentina:

DRY ANOMALY DEVELOPS

Fewer than 25 mm of rain fell on the region during the last week. Precipitation totals of 10 to 52 mm during the last 4 weeks were among the lowest 10% of the climatological distribution [DRY - Up to 5 weeks].

5. East-Central South America:

COLD AIR OVERSPREADS REGION

Cold air, characterized by weekly temperature departures of -2°C to -4°C, spread across Uruguay, northeastern Argentina, southeastern Paraguay, and extreme southern Brazil. Althoughs lows generally remained above freezing, the mercury failed to reach 20°C throughout the region [COLD - 2 weeks].

6. Europe:

STILL VERY DRY

Light to moderate rains (10 to 50 mm, with locally higher amounts of up to 100 mm) fell on southeastern Europe, but most of the Continent received little or none. The vast majority of Europe received less than 250 mm of rain during the last 13 weeks, allowing moisture deficits to range from 50 to 300 mm [DRY - Up to 11 weeks].

7. Central and Southeastern Europe:

COLD WEATHER DOMINATES

Temperatures were 6°C to 8°C below normal across much of central Europe while weekly departures of -2°C to -6°C covered southeastern Europe. Subfreezing lows dominated much of the region, with lows dropping below -10°C at higher elevations. Highs above 20°C were restricted to extreme southeastern Europe [COLD - Up to 4 weeks].

8. Southeastern Siberia and Northeastern China:

ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAIL

Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C above normal during the past week, with highs above freezing throughout the region. Lows of -20°C or lower were limited to the northeastern fringes of the region while the mercury remained above -10°C across the southwestern fringes [WARM - Up to 5 weeks].

9. Central China:

UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER DEVELOPS

Weekly temperature departures of +2°C to +5°C covered much of central China, with highs exceeding 30°C across most of the region. Lows remained above freezing throughout central China [WARM - Up to 3 weeks].

10. Northeastern Australia:

MORE VERY DRY WEATHER

Little or no precipitation fell on Queensland during the past week. Fewer than 125 mm of rain accumulated at interior locations during past 8 weeks while coastal stations received up to 400 mm. Short-term moisture deficits ranged from 50 to 110 mm inland, and approached 340 mm along the coast [DRY - Up to 11 weeks].