In the USVI, abnormal dryness continued on St. Croix, while St. John and St. Thomas were free of drought and abnormal dryness.
The wet areas gave the region as a whole its twentieth wettest March on record. Seasonal subtropical trade winds brought dry weather to much of the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), while Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were mostly wetter than normal for the month. #Drought in western U.S. is biggest in years and predicted to worsen during winter months — The Washington Post #ActOnClimate, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), A #climate scientist’s up-close personal encounter with a nearby record-setting #Colorado wildfire — Yale Climate Connections, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, 51st State Initiative (North Colorado Secession), Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, Colorado Wyoming Cooperative Water Supply Project, H.R. From The Washington Post (Matthew Cappucci, Andrew Freedman, and Jason Samenow): The drought is exacerbating wildfires and taxing water resources. Its continuation could also deplete rivers, stifle crops and eventually drain water supplies in some Western states. Since records began in 1950, Lihue Airport recorded its 13th warmest March. Even farther north, the deficit has hit the Rockies and Intermountain West particularly hard. March temperatures were above normal in all of the region but the northwestern edge of Minnesota. Atlanta, GA had a maximum daily pollen count of 8910 g/m3 on March 29th, which ranked 2nd highest for the pollen season (2012-2020), and Raleigh, NC reported a pollen count of 3064 g/m3 on March 30th, which ranked 5th highest for the pollen season (2002-2020).
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(gridded precipitation percentile maps for the last 1 and 3 months)
Nationwide, eight percent of the topsoil and nine percent of the subsoil was short or very short of moisture. In Florida, pasture conditions steadily declined throughout the month due to the dry soil and increasing temperatures. October 15, 2020. Adequate amounts of precipitation kept Puerto Rico drought-free for March. On the ground, about 16,600 firefighters have been deployed against 25 major wildfires across California, according to Cal Fire. As described by the Midwest Regional Climate Center, averaged over the region, precipitation totaled 3.68 inches (93 mm) which was 1.17 inches (30 mm) above normal, ranking this March as the 14th wettest on record. You can find details in the latest edition of the.
Only two states — Florida and Washington — ranked in the driest third of the historical record for February-January. and View Comments, Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Manage Newsletters. The SPI maps illustrate how moisture conditions have varied considerably through time and space over the last two years. With climate change, Americans can expect wildfires to become larger and more numerous in the future, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. According to the March 31st USDM produced for the USAPI, abnormal dryness (D0) and drought had spread across most of Micronesia, with conditions worse than a month ago. In its winter outlook issued last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) cautioned drought conditions are expected to persist or worsen over large parts of the West during the December through February period, and expand farther east into the central United States. According to the USDM, warm and dry conditions in this area have begun to negatively impact winter wheat and rangelands, and streamflows were below the 10th percentile. Primary Corn and Soybean Belt temperature, March, 1895-2020.
A drier than normal March may lead to more drought in central Washington. Oregon and Washington have been hit hard as well. Local conditions may vary. Looking at data from the USA National Phenology Network, it is clear that much of the country is experiencing an early spring. January-March 2020 was drier than normal along the Gulf of Mexico coast and in the northern Plains, like the map for March, but it was also dry in California-Nevada and coastal New England. "Wildfire activity in the United States is changing dangerously, particularly in the west, as conditions become hotter and drier due to climate change," the Union of Concerned Scientists says. Friend Or Foe Summary, Abnormally dry conditions (D0) remained largely unchanged from last month, with the exception of northwestern North Dakota where D0 developed towards the end of the month, and the panhandle of Nebraska where a small area of D0 improved. This is the beginning of spring with a rising sun angle, so the effect of warmer-than-normal temperatures on evapotranspiration becomes stronger, especially in southern latitudes.
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