Updated Drought Information Statement For Northern & Eastern Maine - 09/11/2020

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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME

326 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2020

SYNOPSIS...

DROUGHT CATEGORIES HAVE EXPANDED AND DETERIORATED DURING PAST WEEK

IN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY AND CENTRAL PENOBSCOT COUNTY. THIS WAS A

DIRECT RESULT OF CONTINUED DRY WEATHER DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF

SEPTEMBER. DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTH, ONLY 0.04" OF

RAIN WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH CARIBOU AND BANGOR. 

SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) INCLUDES NEARLY ALL OF EASTERN AROOSTOOK 

COUNTY. SEVERE DROUGHT ALSO INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, FAR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND MUCH OF 

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.

PRECIPITATION DURING THE PAST 60 TO 90 DAYS HAS BEEN WELL BELOW 

AVERAGE AND HAS RANGED FROM 50 TO 75 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE VERY

DRY CONDITIONS HAVING CONTINUED FOR A FEW MONTHS. RAINFALL SINCE

JUNE 1ST RANKS AS THE DRIEST ON RECORD IN CARIBOU AND HOULTON.

THE SEVERE DROUGHT 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. POTATO AND OTHER CROPS IN THE AREA NEED 

EXTENSIVE IRRIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS

ON BOTH THE POTATO AND BLUEBERRY CROPS DUE TO THE DROUGHT

CONDITIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DUG WELLS RUNNING DRY IN 

PARTS OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. MANY OF THE LARGER RIVERS ARE

AT NEAR RECORD LOW FLOWS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

CLIMATE SUMMARY...

PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN WELL BELOW AVERAGE DURING THE PAST 60 TO

90 DAYS AND IS ONLY 50 TO 75 PERCENT OF NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION 

SINCE MAY 1ST, WITH THE GREATEST DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ACROSS

THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.

PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...

THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY, BUT

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN ONE TO TWO

TENTHS OF AN INCH. OTHERWISE, NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED

DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2

WEEKS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE. 

HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

AVERAGE SEVEN DAY STREAM FLOW HAS BEEN WELL BELOW NORMAL AND IS

CURRENTLY RUNNING AT ONLY 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF NORMAL. STREAM FLOW

IS EXPECTED TO RUN WELL BELOW AVERAGE DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO 

WEEKS. 

NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 25TH 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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