Issued at 1:33 PM CDT, Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Source: Climate Prediction Center
-High to Very High Fire Danger for Today in parts of Northwest Minnesota. (MNDNR)
*61% of the U.S. is in drought. New Hampshire, and New England were completely drought free. Much of Arkansas was is in Extreme or Exceptional Drought as of July 10, 2012.
-48.74% of the state is Abnormally Dry which is up from 41.84% last week.
-24.07% of the state is in Moderate Drought which is up from 14.86% last week.
Much of Northwestern Minnesota and portions of Southern Minnesota is where moderate drought conditions exist.
-83.32% is Abnormally Dry which is up from 74.45% last week.
-63.27% is in Moderate Drought which is up from 52.56% last week.
-33.02% is in Severe Drought which is up from 24.76% last week.
-6.05% is in Extreme Drought which is up from 5.60% last week.
-0.31% is in Exceptional Drought.
-The latest long term Palmer Drought Severity Index continues to show that Northwestern Minnesota needs to get 9-12″ of precipitation to eliminate the long term drought conditions.
-The good news is that the drought is not forecasted to get any worse in Minnesota through September 30th, 2012. Some improvement in the drought is expected in Northwest Minnesota.
Tim
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