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AXUS71 KOKX 191531  
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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
1131 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2022  
   
..DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA
 
 
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
AS OF OCTOBER 11TH, THE US DROUGHT MONITOR INDICATED D0, OR  
ABNORMALLY DRY TO D1, OR MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS THE  
ENTIRE HYDROLOGIC AREA, EXCEPT FOR PUTNAM COUNTY IN NY WERE D2, OR  
SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXIST.  
 
.PRECIPITATION:  
 
SO FAR THIS MONTH PRECIPITATION VALUES WERE NORMAL TO 3 INCHES ABOVE  
NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION. FOR THE LAST 60 DAYS, RAINFALL TOTALS WERE  
NORMAL TO 6 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION.  
 
.TEMPERATURES:  
 
TEMPERATURES SO FAR IN OCTOBER HAVE AVERAGED 1 TO 4 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL ACROSS THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA.  
 
.HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS:  
 
AVERAGE STREAMFLOWS ACROSS THE ENTIRE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA WERE  
NEAR NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
SOIL MOISTURE WAS NORMAL.  
 
.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:  
 
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AGAIN WHEN CONDITIONS CHANGE  
SIGNIFICANTLY.  
 
.RELATED WEB SITES:  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND  
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES:  
 
US DROUGHT MONITOR: HTTPS://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU  
US DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM: HTTPS://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV  
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/DROUGHT  
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER: HTTP://WWW.NRCC.CORNELL.EDU  
NORTHEAST DROUGHT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (DEWS):  
HTTP://NEDEWS.NRCC.CORNELL.EDU/  
NWS NEW YORK/NY: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OKX  
NORTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER (NERFC):  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NERFC/  
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC): HTTPS://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/  
NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE OFFICE: HTTP://NYSC.EAS.CORNELL.EDU  
 
ADDITIONAL WATER AND RIVER INFORMATION:  
NWS: HTTPS://WATER.WEATHER.GOV  
OWP: HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV  
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS): HTTPS://WATER.USGS.GOV  
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE): HTTPS://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL  
 
.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:  
 
THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING  
NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CENTERS FOR  
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  
(USDA), STATE AND REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGISTS, THE USGS, THE  
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER, THE NATIONAL DROUGHT  
MITIGATION CENTER, AND OTHERS. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS  
BEEN GATHERED FROM THESE SOURCES, NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES,  
AND THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN HAIL AND SNOW (COCORAHS)  
NETWORK.  
 
.CONTACT INFORMATION:  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION  
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
175 BROOKHAVEN AVENUE  
UPTON NY 11973  
PHONE...631-924-0037  
OKX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV  
 

 
 
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