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As the new year 2024 launched, although 31% of the Southwest U.S. region is in drought (including parts of the four corners states Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico) with some in moderate to extreme...
kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo This Climate Prediction Center long-range precipitation outlook rates North Dakota as having a 50% probability of below normal precipitation in July, August, and September. A Drought Briefing issued by the National Weather Service Wednesday cautions that current drought conditions across North Dakota are likely to “persist or worsen” well into the summer months. The NWS adds, “It is always possible we could have a pattern change and transition to a cooler/wetter pattern, but there is no indication of that happening.” North Dakota has be...
kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo North Dakota is among much of the western United States where drought conditions persist and, says the National Weather Service, conditions are likely to worsen in the months ahead. No snow cover and daily temperatures flirting with record highs signals a very welcome and early spring for North Dakota. The celebration could be short lived, however. The National Weather Service on Monday issued their first-ever Drought Briefing, warning that severe drought conditions throughout most of the state are likely to “persist or worsen” through spr...