The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast for summer calls for a whole lot of heat without much rain to provide relief.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast for summer calls for a whole lot of heat without much rain to provide relief.
Nearly the entire contiguous US is expected to have above-normal temperatures this summer, which runs from June through August, according to Thursday's Climate Prediction Center's outlook. The combination of hotter weather and below-average rainfall is expected to fuel the megadrought that covers much of the West.The chance for above-normal temperatures will continue to be an issue from the Inter-Mountain West to the Southern Plains, with an emphasis on the Desert Southwest.
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"Drought or abnormal dryness expanded or intensified where it continued dry, especially in the Southwest," according to the Drought Monitor."Little to no precipitation occurred across the southern states in the West region, from California to New Mexico," the drought summary said. In California, exceptional drought, the highest designation of conditions, was introduced this week for the first time since the first week of January.
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