1. State Climate Office Intel Update
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 6/7/2018

2. Divisional Precipitation Anomalies and Rankings
May 2018 (46th Driest)
Mar-May 2018 (37th Driest)
-0.78”
37th
-0.79”
33nd
-0.82”
40th
-1.24”
27th
-0.22”
57th
-1.02”
31st
-0.57”
45th
-0.15”
65th
0.02”
68th
-0.42”
50th
-0.24”
54th
-1.03”
31st
-0.55”
51st
-0.18”
63th
-0.53”
46th
-0.61”
44th
-0.61”
40th
-1.07”
36th
Negative numbers indicate drier than long-term ( ) average.
Lower rankings indicate historically drier conditions on record (124 years total).

3. Divisional Temperature Anomalies and Rankings
May 2018 (7th Warmest)
Mar-May 2018 (50th Coolest)
6.1F
117th
6.3F
119th
-1.2F
45th
-0.1F
56th
6.6F
120th
0.7F
73rd
5.9F
117th
-0.8F
48th
6.7F
121st
-0.8F
50th
6.3F
119th
-0.8F
50th
5.3F
112th
-0.7F
50th
5.6F
116rd
-0.9F
47th
6.7F
120th
-1.1F
48th
Negative numbers indicate cooler than long-term ( ) average.
Lower rankings indicate historically cooler conditions on record (124 years total).

4. 30-Day Precipitation
Total Accumulation
% of Normal
(NDAWN Images)

5. Long Term Precipitation % of Normal
60 Days
90 Days
(NDAWN Image)
(HPRCC Image)

6. (% Change from previous week)
Cumulative % area
(% Change from previous week)
None
19%
(0%) D2
11%
(-2%) D1
53%
(0%) DO
81%
(0%)

7. Drought Change
One-week Change
4-week Change

8. Drought Severity and Coverage Index (Statewide)
329
(Aug 8, 2006)
295
(Aug 8, 2017)
145
(-3)
Drought Severity and Coverage Index = ADO + 2AD1 + 3AD2 + 4AD3 + 5AD4 (Akyüz, 2007)
Where: A is a % of the state covered under the corresponding D-severity

9. Accumulated Drought Severity and Coverage Index (Statewide)
9496
(+145)
9,530
10,642
9653
19,319
2116
1714
*Numbers indicate the area under the DSCI Index Curve
*Akyuz (2017)

10. Soil Moisture and Bare Soil Temperature
Soil Moisture Departure from Normal
5-week Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)
(40mm = 1.6”)

11. Grassland Productivity Forecast (May-July)
*These three maps
show the forecasted percent change in grassland production compared to a county’s
34-year average.
USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub:

12. 7-day GFS Forecast* Thu 1am, Jun7 through Thu 1am, Jun14
*College of DuPage
Next Generation Weather Lab (Displayed with permission)

13. 14-day GFS Forecast* Thu 1am, June7 through Thu 1am, Jun21
*College of DuPage
Next Generation Weather Lab (Displayed with permission)

14. Medium Range Forecast
Week 3-4 Precipitation
Week 3-4 Temperature

15. 3-Mounth Outlook: June-August
Precipitation
Temperature
CPC Seasonal Outlooks (NOAA)