1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 7/31/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 7/31/2017

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
March-June
7th Driest 4-mo Period

3. Precipitation Accumulation Since March 1 in Select Locations in ND (Ranking)
Precipitation Totals Since March 1st
Weekly Change
Fargo
9th Driest (Record History: 137 years) -3
Grand Forks
35th Driest (Record History: 125 years) -6
Bismarck
4th Driest (Record History: 143 years)
Williston
7th Driest (Record History: 124 years) +1
Minot
3rd Driest (Record History: 113 years) -2
Bowman
7th Driest (Record History: 103 years) -1

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
79%
(+5) D2
61%
(+4) DO
93%
(-1) 7%
(+1) D4 8%
(+1) D3
46%
(+5)

8. Drought Change
1 Week
8 Weeks

9. State Coverage and Intensity (Time Scale)
The worst statewide drought since 2006
*Drought Severity and Coverage Index = DOx1+D1x2+D2x3+D3x4+D4x5
*Akyuz (2007)

10. State Coverage and Intensity (Spatial Scale)
8/8/2006 (Index:329)
07/18/2017 (Index: 287)

11. 7-day Forecast
Mon 7am, July 31 through Mon 7am, Aug 7

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

13. 3-Mounth Outlook (August through October)
Precipitation
Temperature

14. Drought Outlook

15. Drought Impact
This picture was taken in the D4 area of the Mercer County on July 25, 2017.
(By Craig Askim,
Extension Agent, NDSU)

16. Drought Impact
A Field in Grant County (2016)
Same field in Grant County on July 21, (After 1.74” of rain on July 18-19)
Sent by Katie Wirth, Grant County Extension, NDSU