IEM Daily Feature
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Departures since May 1
Posted: 19 Jul 2018 05:35 AM
The featured map presents the combination of last week's US Drought Monitor and percent
of average accumulations since 1 May based on Oregon State PRISM estimates. The
driest areas of the state remain in far southeastern Iowa, but other portions of the state show
up dry with this analysis as well. The US Drought Monitor considers precipitation
departures over different short and longer term periods along with actual hydrological
impacts, so you won't see an exact overlap between the depiction and a departure map like
this one. There are chances of rain in the forecast and the dry areas certainly need the rain.
With another week of dry weather, this area will likely see some degradation with the
drought monitor analysis.
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