Western drought is locked in for awhile, but some relief is ahead for emerging Midwest, East drought.
Drought has also developed or worsened in three other areas of the country this spring.One of these drought areas will see significant relief., had its driest spring in records dating to 1887.
By late May, parts of northeast South Carolina into eastern North Carolina and into the Virginia Tidewater had moderate drought.Parts of the eastern Carolinas and southeast Virginia could pick up 2 to 3 inches of rain. The last time Raleigh picked up an inch of rain in any two-day period was over two months ago .The Dakotas, eastern Montana and Wyoming have been in some degree of drought since last summer.
Exceptional drought is now in place over part of North Dakota. It's state's most widespread and intense drought this century. Area coverage of each drought category in North Dakota from 2000 through May 25, 2021, indicated by the red arrow.Minot, North Dakota, picked up only 0.53 inch of precipitation from March through May, its record driest spring.summary, "very little vegetative matter is available for grazing" in this drought zone.
Otherwise, a heat wave will set record early-June highs through Saturday, and generally hotter-than-average temperatures are expected to linger into next week.A dry spring has also lead to the development of drought in parts of the Great Lakes and upper Midwest.
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