Plenty of heavy rain on the way through the holiday weekend, thank goodness
The atmosphere sometimes has a twisted sense of humor. We go months without beneficial rain across the southern and eastern United States, and then we get a long slog of daily rainfall chances just in time for the unofficial kickoff of the summer season.…
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Beneficial rain on the way this week for drought-stricken parts of the south
A slow-moving boundary expected to slump from the Midwest to the Southeast through the end of this week will bring some beneficial rain to areas that desperate need any precipitation they can get. We started May with an upper-level trough parked over the…
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Eastern drought continues getting worse as rains drench the Great Lakes
A dramatic split-screen has developed in recent weeks as relentless rains over the Great Lakes and Midwest stand in stark contrast to the worsening drought over the southeastern states. Persistent ridges of high pressure over the southeast have kept…
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Eastern U.S. to endure record-breaking heat wave this week
The spring of intense heat rolls on this week as a significant ridge of high pressure building over the eastern United States cranks up summer-like temperatures across the region. Long spells of bright sunshine will help boost readings from the upper 80s…
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5+ inches of rain expected as new pattern settles in this week
A soggy and springlike pattern will develop across the eastern half of the country this week. Soaking rains are likely from Texas to the Mid-Atlantic, while record-setting temperatures are in the forecast across the southeast. This week will see a ridge…
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Drought covers nearly half of the U.S. this week
Drought conditions continued to expand across the United States this week despite several recent winter storms that covered a large swath of the country. Just about 46 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced a moderate drought or worse as of…
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Western U.S. snow drought reaches critical levels
While the eastern half of the United States basks-slash-suffers with above-average snowfall for the first time years, things aren’t so rosy across the western half of the country. The U.S. West is suffering from a historic snow drought right now.…
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Drought continues to spread across the United States
It’s not just your imagination—it’s been an unusually dry couple of months across the United States. The latest update of the United States Drought Monitor (USDM) on Oct. 7 showed 73 percent of the country mired in abnormally dry or full-on…
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New York City witnesses its driest month since records began in 1869
It’s official: October 2024 was New York City’s driest month in recorded history. Any record in New York City is exceptional given that Central Park has one of the longest periods of record in the United States, with regular observations…
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New York City may soon set the record for its longest dry streak in 155 years
New York City has one of the longest sets of detailed weather records in the United States. An observation station has been continually active in Central Park since 1869, just four years after the end of the Civil War. That historical depth makes…
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