A Transition to Winter
November so far has served as a transition from the warmer conditions experienced this past October to the more typically wintery conditions of December. As such, many areas have been cooler than normal and seen at least a few snowflakes. Meanwhile, much-needed precipitation chipped away at drought in northern areas, but southern areas have seen reduced precipitation amounts.
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Drought Improves in Northern Areas, While Southern Areas Dry Out
This week brought another round of widespread improvements in drought conditions in northern New England, with extreme drought erased from Vermont and New Hampshire. Drought and/or abnormally dry conditions also improved in parts of New York, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. However, much of Maryland, central and eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware have been drier than normal so far this November, with moderate drought expanding in a few locations.
- Extreme drought was erased from Vermont and New Hampshire and significantly contracted in Maine.
- Severe and/or moderate drought was chipped away at in interior and northern states.
- Moderate drought expanded in southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southeastern Maryland.
- Seven-day streamflow generally ranged from record low in parts of New Jersey to above normal in parts of New York and New England.
- Groundwater levels remained below normal in multiple areas, with concerns in northern New England that recovery could be limited as the ground begins to freeze.
- The short-term outlooks for November 25-29 favor near- to above-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation for the Northeast.
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Weather Station Data
Weather Station Data includes location-specific information, such as wind data, evapotranspiration, and daily almanacs.
CLIMOD 2 is a user-friendly website to find single-station and multi-station climate products for locations accross the country. For example, the Seasonal Ranking report produces a graph and table of extremes or other summaries for a specified period for each year.
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Recent Extreme Precipitation Changes in the Northeast U.S. compares the amounts and return periods of extreme precipitaiton events to a past reference year.
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