[env-trinity] Drought mode returns to NW Calif

[Sari Sommarstrom]

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/06/16/water-supply-a-concern-this-summ
er-in-california/

 

The U.S. Drought Monitor says a lack of rain in May and in early June has
caused the expansion of abnormally dry conditions in northwest California.

Remember that white area on the
<http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA> California
state graphic showing "no drought" along the northwest coast and slightly
east on the border with Oregon? It's gone now.

061616 DROMON-CALIF

"For the first 11 days of June, precipitation values across northwest
California are 5 - 20 percent of average," the report notes. "D0 [Abnormally
Dry] was expanded to cover all of northwest California to reflect these
conditions."

There were no changes to drought conditions in central and southern
California in the past week as moderate drought covers 83 percent of the
state, with 59 percent in severe and 42 percent in extreme drought. This
year marks the 5th consecutive year of drought in California.

In the Reno area, "impressive rainfall totals from the previous weekend
allowed for further contraction of D3 [extreme drought] along the crest of
the White Mountains."

061616 DROMON-U.S.

In the past week, "precipitation deficits approached one-half inch or less
than 5 percent of normal," in California and other parts of the western U.S.
But "above normal precipitation fell in central and southern Nevada and into
north and south central Arizona."

"Temperatures in the region were generally 3-6 degrees F above normal except
for a few small areas along the California coast that were around 3 degrees
F below normal," according to the  <http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home.aspx>
weekly update. "In northern California the canals are full, and water is in
good supply at the moment. However, with the rapid snow melt this year,
water supply may be a concern later this summer."

 

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