Latest Seasonal Assessment - The early and dramatic start to
Florida's rainy season has had a tremendous impact on the
state's rivers, streams and groundwater resources. Additional
rainfall in the past week, along with robust rains predicted in
upcoming weeks will have all but eliminated the widespread,
severe drought that had affected Florida until very recently.
Across the southern Plains, some improvement is on tap,
especially for Oklahoma and northern Texas, while persistence of
severe drought is likely for southern Texas. In the Upper
Midwest, some relief is expected from the long-term drought
during the next few weeks. The trend for developing dryness in
South Dakota and Nebraska should be reversed in the next few
weeks as a wetter pattern sets up. Continued drought relief is
forecast across the Southwestern U.S., largely because of the
summer monsoon. For the West Coast, rainfall in the next few
weeks should be beneficial for the northern quarter of
California, Oregon, and extending into the northern a