1. Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D. NDSU, AES State Climatologist Updated 10/19/2017
Drought Conditions
Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D.
NDSU, AES
State Climatologist
Updated 10/19/2017

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
September
28th Wettest
August through September
18th Wettest

3. Precipitation Accumulation Since June 1 in Select Locations in ND (Ranking)
Precipitation Totals Since June 1st
Weekly Change
Fargo
27thnd Driest (Record History: 137 years) -1
Grand Forks
62th Wettest (Record History: 125 years) -2
Bismarck
60th Wettest (Record History: 143 years) -3
Williston
59th Wettest (Record History: 124 years)
Bottineau
43th Driest (Record History: 121 years)
Bowman
7th Driest (Record History: 103 years)
Crosby
15th Driest (Record History: 111 years)
Minot
23th Driest (Record History: 113 years)

4. 7-Day Rainfall total

5. 30-Day Rainfall
Total Accumulation
% of Normal

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

7. (% Change from previous week)
Cumulative % area
(% Change from previous week) D1
36%
(-23%) DO
72%
(0%) D2 3%
(-16%)
28%
(0%)

8. State Coverage and Intensity

9. Drought Change
One-week Change
4-week Change

10. Drought Severity and Coverage Index (Statewide)
329
(Aug 8, 2006)
295
(Aug 8, 2017)
111
(-42)
*Drought Severity and Coverage Index = DOx1+D1x2+D2x3+D3x4+D4x5
*Akyuz (2007)

11. Accumulated Drought Severity and Coverage Index (Statewide)
*Akyuz (2007)

12. 7-day Forecast
Thu 7am, Oct19 through Thu 7am, Oct 26

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: November through January
Precipitation
Temperature