1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 8/7/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 8/7/2017

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 (unofficial)
8th Driest
March-July (unofficial)
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
12th Driest (Record History: 137 years) +3
Grand Forks
40th Driest (Record History: 125 years) +5
Bismarck
10th Driest (Record History: 143 years) +6
Williston
10th Driest (Record History: 124 years)
Minot
3rd Driest (Record History: 113 years)
Bowman
7th 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%
(+3) D2
62%
(+1) DO
97%
(+4) 3%
(-4) D4 8%
(0) D3
44%
(-1)

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: 293)

11. 7-day Forecast
Mon 7am, Aug 7 through Mon 7am, Aug 14

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

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

14. Drought Outlook