U.S. Drought Monitor

[Nicko999]

Even places that aren't used to seeing drought have been dry this season.

[Stephanie]

Even places that aren't used to seeing drought have been dry this season.

http://i50.tinypic.com/jtumvo.png

You're absolutely right! Very strange indeed.

[MGC]

What bothers me is the drought in the corn belt....sure hope it starts raining up there soon....MGC

[vbhoutex]

What bothers me is the drought in the corn belt....sure hope it starts raining up there soon....MGC

Harvest should be just about over there. I hope it is.

[Nicko999]

The RH was 28% this afternoon... about as dry as it gets in Montreal during summertime.

Water levels in the rivers and lakes surrounding Montreal are at their lowest in over a decade causing safety hazards for boaters but also destabilizing the coastal ecosystem, concentrating the level of pollutants in the region’s water supply and stalling Quebec’s shipping industry.

And if that weren’t enough cause for concern, things are only expected to get worse as the month of August approaches, according to Environment Canada.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/River+lake+levels+year+with+video/6897264/story.html#ixzz20Bq3Nb7g
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[Nicko999]

This disastrous drought in the US is starting to affect Canada...

Sudbury, Ontario has now been 16 consecutive days with basically no rain (0.5mm (0.02 inches) or less)

After going 12 consecutive days without any rain in June, Huntindgon, Quebec has started a new streak with 8 straight days with NO rain. The RH went as low as 28% this afternoon... and we're talking about the most humid place (or at least one of the most humid) in Canada.


A wiki page now exists about the drought.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_North_American_drought

[southerngale]

While much of Texas is still in a drought (although MUCH better than a year ago!), not surprisingly, there is NO drought here in Southeast Texas. We're drowning, instead. lol

[cycloneye]

While much of Texas is still in a drought (although MUCH better than a year ago!), not surprisingly, there is NO drought here in Southeast Texas. We're drowning, instead. lol



http://i.imgur.com/PbmaY.png

Yes SG, one year ago it looked like this. (Huge difference)

[southerngale]

No doubt... huge!

And not only is the drought erased here, but there's a lot of flooding in Southeast Texas. Never-ending rain... feast or famine.

[SaskatchewanScreamer]

Corn crop is in really bad shape.....price of food is going to skyrocket again
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/us-markets-grains-weather-idUSBRE86A0ZX20120711

[MGC]

Yep, expect corn prices to go up, up, up! And, us stupid humans are using food for fuel......MGC

[cycloneye]

2012 U.S Drought is 6th greatest on record

Very impressive drought going on in many states.And there is no end to it for the next few months.





http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/drought/

[cycloneye]

Wow,a huge difference for Florida from April to now.

April 17



July 17

[Stephanie]

That Florida comparison is amazing! Now, if we can get the rest of the country that's in an extreme drought to look like Florida...

[cycloneye]

Latest update of U.S Drought

Sadly,is getting worse as this update shows.

Latest Update text discussion

[mcheer23]

Hopefully this drought ends .......

[Stephanie]

There's a nice line of severe storms barreling their way through the Mid Atlantic & New England now. We need the rain - Philadelphia only had .74" of rain through July and several days of 100+ degrees.

I do hope though that Ma Nature starts to take pity on the middle part of the country. I know that the crops and livestock have suffered greatly now, not to mention the livelihoods of the people. This really stinks.

[South Texas Storms]

Here is my latest weather article comparing the 2011 and 2012 Texas Droughts! Please check it out!
http://www.examiner.com/article/compari ... s-droughts

[cycloneye]

Here is this week's update of the U.S drought. Look how the Central U.S continues in a strong drought.



http://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/monitor.html

[cycloneye]

Here is the latest update for the whole U.S mainland,Alaska,Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/