Maps, narratives, indicators, and data depicting areas of drought and abnormally dry conditions across the North American continent, compiled from national analyses prepared in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico Dated December 2018. Alaska Drought Map The United States Geological Survey publishes updated drought maps on their website. Temperatures over north-eastern BC were below normal. Dated June 2019. Total precipitation between September and November was below average over a small area in northwestern Alaska, and across a band spanning southern Alaska, southern Yukon, and southern NT.Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2018; outlook for October – December 2018. © 2020 StrangeSounds Extreme drought in a rainforest? “Ketchikan normally averages 150 inches of precipitation a year, and Metlakatla 118. Precipitation totals this past winter were...Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2018; outlook for January – March 2019. Alaska Drought Conditions Map - May 13, 2017. There you can view a map that shows where below normal 7-day average stream flow conditions were recently recorded. Be curious!Welcome to Strange Sounds, your news web magazine about loud booms, sky noises and other amazing, odd and unexpected phenomena happening around the world. The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map that shows the location and intensity of drought across the country. Most of Alaska, Yukon and north-western British Columbia (BC) were warmer than normal during this past summer, but Northwest Territories (NT) was cooler than normal. Dated March 2020. Legend Extremely Moist: Very Moist: Moderately Moist: Normal: Moderate Drought: Severe Drought: Extreme Drought: The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and Crop Moisture Index (CMI) are indices of the relative dryness or wetness effecting water sensitive economies. Dated December 2019. Alaska Drought Conditions Map - April 28, 2020.
Submit report The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Autumn 2019 began with drought or abnormal dryness in southern Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula in the west to the Panhandle in the east. Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2019; outlook for January – March 2020. Jeb Bush and returning to Alaska to serve as speechwriter for Gov.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for March – May 2020; outlook for July – September 2020.
In contrast, a small area in northwestern BC was colder than normal. Repeated autumn storms brought a range of near normal to much above normal precipitation to southwest and south central Alaska.This webinar will provide an overview of key learnings from a Tribal Drought Engagement Project, conducted in partnership between NIDIS and the University of Colorado Boulder Masters of the Environment program.Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2019; outlook for October – December 2019. Northeast. This year, Ketchikan has seen about 5 inches less precipitation than it normally does by this time of year, according to data from the National Weather Service.Part of SEAK has been categorized as being in an “extreme drought” & a first for AK on the National Drought Monitor However, the current situation is NOT unprecedented & has lasted much longer in past episodes. Meanwhile, areas experiencing lesser “severe” and “moderate” droughts on the Panhandle have expanded, the Drought Monitor said.Ketchikan has averaged about 100 inches annually since 2017, and Metlakatla has seen between 80 and 90, climatologists say. Ketchikan Public Utilities urged its customers this week to cut back on their electricity usage to make up the costs.Some communities have even had to ration their water supply, like Wrangell, which cautioned its residents in March that there was only one month’s supply of water left in the city’s reservoirs.Follow Strange Sounds to discover amazing, weird and unexpected phenomena around the world. Map by Richard Heim/NOAA/NCEI via US Drought Monitor Meanwhile, areas experiencing lesser “severe” and “moderate” droughts on the Panhandle have expanded, the Drought Monitor said. The most intense period of drought occurred the week of August 27, 2019 where D3 affected 1.5% of Alaska land.No events scheduled in the next few weeks. Most of Alaska, northern Yukon and the northwestern portion of the Northwest Territories (NT) were significantly warmer than normal during this past winter, with some areas in western Alaska near record warmth. All of Southeast Alaska is in an extended drought, which has led Ketchikan to remain on diesel power for electrical generation until the lakes that supply hydropower replenish.Upper and Lower Silvis Lakes, Ketchikan Lake, Swan Lake, and Whitman Lake are all experiencing low levels of water, and the Ketchikan utility is asking residents to conserve on power, especially during peak usage hours in the morning and after work. The U.S. Drought Monitor started in 2000. The winter period, December 2019 to February 2020, was colder than normal in almost all of Alaska and most of central and northernQuarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2019; outlook for January – March 2020.
Submit report The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Autumn 2019 began with drought or abnormal dryness in southern Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula in the west to the Panhandle in the east. Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2019; outlook for January – March 2020. Jeb Bush and returning to Alaska to serve as speechwriter for Gov.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for March – May 2020; outlook for July – September 2020.
In contrast, a small area in northwestern BC was colder than normal. Repeated autumn storms brought a range of near normal to much above normal precipitation to southwest and south central Alaska.This webinar will provide an overview of key learnings from a Tribal Drought Engagement Project, conducted in partnership between NIDIS and the University of Colorado Boulder Masters of the Environment program.Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2019; outlook for October – December 2019. Northeast. This year, Ketchikan has seen about 5 inches less precipitation than it normally does by this time of year, according to data from the National Weather Service.Part of SEAK has been categorized as being in an “extreme drought” & a first for AK on the National Drought Monitor However, the current situation is NOT unprecedented & has lasted much longer in past episodes. Meanwhile, areas experiencing lesser “severe” and “moderate” droughts on the Panhandle have expanded, the Drought Monitor said.Ketchikan has averaged about 100 inches annually since 2017, and Metlakatla has seen between 80 and 90, climatologists say. Ketchikan Public Utilities urged its customers this week to cut back on their electricity usage to make up the costs.Some communities have even had to ration their water supply, like Wrangell, which cautioned its residents in March that there was only one month’s supply of water left in the city’s reservoirs.Follow Strange Sounds to discover amazing, weird and unexpected phenomena around the world. Map by Richard Heim/NOAA/NCEI via US Drought Monitor Meanwhile, areas experiencing lesser “severe” and “moderate” droughts on the Panhandle have expanded, the Drought Monitor said. The most intense period of drought occurred the week of August 27, 2019 where D3 affected 1.5% of Alaska land.No events scheduled in the next few weeks. Most of Alaska, northern Yukon and the northwestern portion of the Northwest Territories (NT) were significantly warmer than normal during this past winter, with some areas in western Alaska near record warmth. All of Southeast Alaska is in an extended drought, which has led Ketchikan to remain on diesel power for electrical generation until the lakes that supply hydropower replenish.Upper and Lower Silvis Lakes, Ketchikan Lake, Swan Lake, and Whitman Lake are all experiencing low levels of water, and the Ketchikan utility is asking residents to conserve on power, especially during peak usage hours in the morning and after work. The U.S. Drought Monitor started in 2000. The winter period, December 2019 to February 2020, was colder than normal in almost all of Alaska and most of central and northernQuarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2019; outlook for January – March 2020.