Tropical Storm Arthur delivered heavy rain in parts of southern Texas, followed by a post-tropical deluge from the central Gulf Coast region into the lower Southeast.
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Drought eased across the U.S. for a fifth week with rainfall continuing to ease drought largely from the Great Plains eastward, while drought worsened in parts of the West. Drought covered 52.33% of the contiguous U.S., a decrease of 2.69 points from last week.
The South and Southeast saw widespread improvement this week, though there were degradations in North Carolina and Tennessee.
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The US Drought Monitor showed considerable improvement in the Southeast, South and High Plains, and some development in the Midwest and intensification in the West. Drought covers 58.38% of the contiguous US, a drop of 2.39 points from last week.
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This week’s storms, along with mostly wetter weather in May, brought widespread drought relief to the South, Southeast and portions of the High Plains.
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Strong temperature gradients across the nation this week, along with Gulf moisture moving northward, resulted in widespread heavy and persistent precipitation.
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This week saw severe thunderstorm outbreaks, large moisture disparities and regional temperature anomalies.
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This week was defined by a significant precipitation divide, highlighted by a major deluge across parts of the South and Gulf Coast.
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Widespread soaking rains fell across the South this week, bringing a much-needed moisture boost to these drought-affected areas.
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Five Facts About the United States Drought Monitor
1. Numerous agencies use the U.S. Drought Monitor.
2. The USDM is made with more than precipitation data.
3. A real person, using real data, updates the map.
4. The USDM provides a current snapshot, not a forecast.
5. Your input can be part of the drought-monitoring process.
All true.
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Drought Center
Denise Gutzmer