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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
608 AM CST SAT FEB 10 2024
...WET END OF JANUARY ELIMINATES SEVERE/DE DROUGHT ACROSS THE
AREA...
DROUGHT-RELATED INFORMATION FOR EASTERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN
ILLINOIS INCLUDING A PDF VERSION OF THE GRAPHICAL DROUGHT
STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/DROUGHTINFORMATIONSTATEMENT
SYNOPSIS...
SEVERE (D2) DROUGHT IS NOW IN NO COUNTIES IN MISSOURI OR ILLINOIS.
JANUARY WAS A WET MONTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA, WITH MOST
LOCATIONS 125-175% OF NORMAL. THIS HELPED ELIMINATE BOTH
D3/EXTREME AND D2/SEVERE DROUGHT DESIGNATIONS IN THE CWA.
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
MOST IMPACTS ARE HYDROLOGICAL (LOW POND LEVELS, STOCK WATER
SUPPLIES) AND AGRICULTURAL (LOW/POOR HAY SUPPLY).
CLIMATE SUMMARY...
DRY WEATHER HAS BEEN PREVALENT SINCE MID/LATE AUGUST, THOUGH A
WETTER PATTERN BEGAN IN LATE DECEMBER AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE
MONTH OF JANUARY.
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
THE OUTLOOK FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) FOR THE 6-
10 DAY PERIOD SLIGHTLY FAVORS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR
TO BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. IN THE WEEK 2 TIMEFRAME, THE
OUTLOOK INDICATES A CONTINUED LIKELIHOOD OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY INDICATES TEMPERATURES WILL MOST
LIKELY BE ABOVE NORMAL NORTH OF I-70. THE FAVORED CATEGORY FOR
FEBRUARY PRECIPITATION IS BELOW NORMAL. THE SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR
THE PERIOD FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES OF
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BEING BELOW NORMAL, NEAR NORMAL, OR
ABOVE NORMAL.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
EVEN AFTER A DRY 7-10 DAYS, AREA STREAMFLOWS REMAIN GENERALLY NEAR
NORMAL. A FEW STREAMS ARE BACK BELOW NORMAL HOWEVER AFTER THIS
MOST RECENT DRY STRETCH, INCLUDING THE BOURBEUSE RIVER AND THE
NORTH RIVER IN MISSOURI.
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
THE NEXT ISSUANCE WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL WIDESPREAD D2/SEVERE OR ANY
D3/EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA.
.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
LOCAL WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND WATER INFORMATION:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAINTLOUIS
MIDWEST CLIMATE CENTER:
HTTP://MCC.SWS.UIUC.EDU/CLIWATCH/DROUGHT/DROUGHT.JSP
MISSOURI STATE CLIMATOLOGIST:
HTTP://CLIMATE.MISSOURI.EDU
MISSOURI DNR DROUGHT INFO:
HTTP://WWW.DNR.MO.GOV/ENV/WRC/DROUGHTUPDATE.HTM
ILLINOIS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST:
HTTP://WWW.ISWS.ILLINOIS.EDU/ATMOS/STATECLI
ILLINOIS WATER SURVEY:
HTTP://WWW.ISWS.ILLINOIS.EDU/HILITES/DROUGHT
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 WEEKLY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN
A NUMBER OF STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE
NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER.
.CONTACT INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:
JAYSON GOSSELIN OR
MARK BRITT
CLIMATE SERVICES FOCAL POINTS
--OR--
MARK FUCHS
SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
12 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
SAINT CHARLES, MO 63304
PHONE...636-441-8467
W-LSX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
GOSSELIN
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