1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 8/10/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 8/10/2017

2. Prelude to Drought 2017 for ND
Period
Precipitation Ranking
Fall 2016
14th Wettest
Winter
6th Wettest
September through February
9th Wettest 6-mo Period
March 2017
48th Driest
April 2017
34th Driest
May 2017
15th Driest
Spring 2017
9th Driest Spring
June
14th Driest
July
11th Driest
March-July
3rd Driest 5-mo Period

3. Precipitation Accumulation Since March 1 in Select Locations in ND (Ranking)
Precipitation Totals Since March 1st
Weekly Change
Fargo
15th Driest (Record History: 137 years) +4
Grand Forks
28th Driest (Record History: 125 years) -7
Bismarck
13th Driest (Record History: 143 years)
Williston
13th Driest (Record History: 124 years) +3
Minot
7th Driest (Record History: 113 years) -2
Bowman
5th Driest (Record History: 103 years)

4. 7-Day Rainfall total

5. 30-Day Rainfall
Total Accumulation
% of Normal

6. 90-Day Rainfall
Total Accumulation
% of Normal

7. (% Change from previous week)
Cumulative % area
(% Change from previous week) D1
82%
(0) D2
62%
(0) DO
100%
(+3)
<1%
(-3) D4 8%
(0) D3
43%
(-1)

8. Drought Change
1 Week
8 Weeks

9. State Coverage and Intensity (Time Scale)
*Drought Severity and Coverage Index = DOx1+D1x2+D2x3+D3x4+D4x5
*Akyuz (2007)

10. State Coverage and Intensity

11. 7-day Forecast
Thu 7am, Aug 10 through Thu 7am, Aug 17

12. Medium Range Forecast
8-14 Day Precipitation
8-14 Day Temperature

13. 3-Mounth Outlook (September through November)
Precipitation
Temperature

14. Drought Outlook

15. Drought Long-term Impact

16. Drought Long-term Impact

17. Crop Conditions in Drought

18. Drought Impact
Poor Emergence in D3. Oliver County on July 11.
By Schmidt, Richard, NDSU Extension.
Sunflower Seed Field in NE Mercer County. 10 Days ago by Allen Schlag, NWS