1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 9/28/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 9/28/2017

2. Into the 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
August
21st Wettest
Summer
19th Driest
March through August
8th Driest

3. Precipitation Accumulation Since March 1 in Select Locations in ND (Ranking)
Precipitation Totals Since March 1st
Weekly Change
Fargo
16th Driest (Record History: 137 years) 2
Grand Forks
58th Driest (Record History: 125 years) 23
Bismarck
47th Driest (Record History: 143 years) 11
Williston
43rd Driest (Record History: 124 years) 4
Minot
12th Driest (Record History: 113 years)
Bowman
11th Driest (Record History: 103 years)
Crosby
11th Driest (Record History: 111 years)
Bottineau
43rd Driest (Record History: 121 years) 5

4. Precipitation Accumulation Since June 1 in Select Locations in ND (Ranking)
Precipitation Totals Since June 1st
Weekly Change
Fargo
30th Driest (Record History: 137 years) 13
Grand Forks
73rd Driest (Record History: 125 years) 7
Bismarck
49th Wettest (Record History: 143 years) 5
Williston
64th Driest (Record History: 124 years) -4
Minot
22th Driest (Record History: 113 years) 4
Bowman
8th Driest (Record History: 103 years) -1
Crosby
15th Driest (Record History: 111 years) 2
Bottineau
54nd Driest (Record History: 121 years) 6

5. 7-Day Rainfall total

6. 30-Day Rainfall
Total Accumulation
% of Normal

7. Long Term Precipitation % of Normal
60 Days
90 Days

8. (% Change from previous week)
Cumulative % area
(% Change from previous week) D1
63%
(-25) DO
89%
(-11) D4
<1%
(0) D3 3%
(0)
11%
(11) D2
23%
(-9)

9. State Coverage and Intensity

10. Drought Change
One-week Change
4-week Change

11. State Coverage and Intensity (Time Scale)
329
(Aug 8, 2006)
295
(Aug 8, 2017)
179
(-45)
*Drought Severity and Coverage Index = DOx1+D1x2+D2x3+D3x4+D4x5
*Akyuz (2007)

12. 7-day Forecast
Mon 7am, Sep 28 through Mon 7am, Oct 5

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

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

15. 3-Mounth Outlook: October through December
Precipitation
Temperature