Hoosier Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I have a question for the pros. Although the drought has been reduced on the eastern side, given the extent/severity of drought that still exists as we begin meteorological winter, what, if any, impact on sensible weather may it have during winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 bump. the drought is still present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The drought has improved greatly in states like MO, IL, AR, and IN however. The area of extreme drought is mainly focused on the Midwest. This summer is going to be brutal again for NE, KS and OK I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Other than Texas, the Plains are doing much worse compared to last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT450R Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Little bit of drought relief the past 14 days. Latest map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Little bit of drought relief the past 14 days. Latest map drmon0402.gif Why does the map you posted here and this map look different?? Examples: The map you posted shows a larger percentage of dry areas in the east, and almost no drought conditions in MT than the map I posted. Do they not use the same standards?? I know they are 4 days apart, but that shouldn't lead to such disparity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Why does the map you posted here and this map look different?? Examples: The map you posted shows a larger percentage of dry areas in the east, and much more severe drought conditions in MT, WY, and TX than the map I posted. Do they not use the same standards?? I know they are 4 days apart, but that shouldn't lead to such disparity. The one you posted is more recent by 4 days...there's been a lot of storminess over the plains recently, so that could be part of the difference. I'm also not sure if the two maps have slightly different criteria for measuring drought. Either way, this recent pattern has been a good drought buster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 The one you posted is more recent by 4 days...there's been a lot of storminess over the plains recently, so that could be part of the difference. I'm also not sure if the two maps have slightly different criteria for measuring drought. Either way, this recent pattern has been a good drought buster. Good points. And yeah, the scales may be slightly different. NCDC has a good summary of different ways to measure drought, including references if you want to know the exact formulas: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/prelim/drought/palmer.html Also, the UNL drought monitor has a bunch of different products using different techniques (and brief descriptions) to quantify the drought: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/current.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 The question of quantifying drought is an interesting one. What matters more - rainfall the last month, 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months? Long-term precip is arguably more important for water supply, while short-term precip might be more important for your lawn or agriculture. Also, how do you account for other factors, such as sunlight or temperature? Clearly a month with average precipitation (say from 2 or 3 convective events) but much above average temperatures and nearly full sunshine every day is very different from a month with average precip that was cool, cloudy and drizzly throughout. That's why you have to take soil moisture, river flow, crop conditions, etc into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Nah, just ask the Philly forum. All you have to do is ask yourself if it feels dry outside and then complain when you're local NWS office doesn't issue advisories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Nah, just ask the Philly forum. All you have to do is ask yourself if it feels dry outside and then complain when you're local NWS office doesn't issue advisories. don't tell me Grothar is at it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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