1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 6/29/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 6/29/2017

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
Fargo
17th Driest (Record History: 137 years)
Grand Forks
67th Driest (Record History: 125 years)
Bismarck
6th Driest (Record History: 143 years)
Williston
11th Driest (Record History: 124 years)
Minot
12th Driest (Record History: 113 years)
Bowman
9th Driest (Record History: 103 years)

4. 90-Day % of Normal Rain

5. 60-Day % of Normal Rain

6. Objective Short Term Blend

7. 20%
33%
22%
22%

8. Rainfall Totals Since Tuesday

9. Drought Change
1 Week
4 Weeks

10. State Coverage and Intensity
239
This week
*Drought Severity and Coverage Index = DOx1+D1x2+D2x3+D3x4+D4x5
*Akyuz (2007)

11. 7-day Forecast
Thu 7am, June 29 through Thu 7am, July 6