Parts of Northern Maine in Severe Drought

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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
317 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2020

SYNOPSIS...
DROUGHT CATEGORIES HAVE EXPANDED OVER FAR NORTHERN MAINE WITH
SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) BEING OBSERVED ACROSS NORTHERN AROOSTOOK
COUNTY.

PRECIPITATION DURING THE PAST 60 TO 90 DAYS HAS BEEN WELL BELOW
AVERAGE WITH THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAVING CONTINUED FOR A FEW
MONTHS.

AREAS IN D2...SEVERE DROUGHT...INCLUDE NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
THE INCREASE IN THE DROUGHT SEVERITY IS DUE TO LOW SOIL MOISTURE,
LACK OF WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, LOW STREAM FLOWS, AND
DRYING VEGETATION.

SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
VERY LOW STREAM FLOWS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
GRAIN CROPS REPORTED.

CLIMATE SUMMARY...
PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN WELL BELOW AVERAGE DURING THE PAST 60 TO 90
DAYS AND IS ONLY 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION
SINCE MAY 1ST. 

PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE DURING THE NEXT ONE
TO TWO WEEKS. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL CHANCES OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE AREA, AND THIS
MAY HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
AVERAGE SEVEN DAY STREAM FLOW HAS BEEN WELL BELOW NORMAL AND IS
CURRENTLY RUNNING AT ONLY 15 TO 35 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IF
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE
NEXT WEEK THE STREAM FLOWS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.

NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED ON AUGUST 8TH OR SOONER IF NECESSARY
IN RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CONDITIONS.

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RELATED WEB SITES...
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES...

US DROUGHT MONITOR...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.NOAA.GOV
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
US DROUGHT MONITOR...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...HTTP://WWW.NRCC.CORNELL.EDU

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS...HTTP://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION...THE USDA...STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS
AND THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS
STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...
STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES...THE USDA...USACE AND USGS.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
810 MAIN ST
CARIBOU ME 04736
PHONE...207-492-0180
CARWEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV

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