1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 7/10/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 7/10/2017

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

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) -1
Grand Forks
44th Driest (Record History: 125 years) -3
Bismarck
3rd Driest (Record History: 143 years)
Williston
7th Driest (Record History: 124 years)
Minot
7th Driest (Record History: 113 years)
Bowman
4th Driest (Record History: 103 years)

4. 90-Day % of Normal Rain

5. 60-Day % of Normal Rain

6. 20%
27% 6%
29%
18%

7. Rainfall Totals Since Tuesday

8. Drought Change
1 Week
4 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 (Spatial Scale)
10/2/2012 (Index:256)
6/3/2008 (Index: 264)

11. State Coverage and Intensity (Spatial Scale)
8/8/2006 (Index:329)
06/27/2017 (Index: 239)

12. 7-day Forecast
Mon 7am, July 10 through Mon 7am, July 17

13. Longer-term Forecast
8-14 Day Precipitation
July through September