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CTC003-013-015-MAC001-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-
027-RIC001-003-005-007-009-111900-
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
258 PM EDT FRI NOV 4 2022
...US DROUGHT MONITOR SHOWS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF DROUGHT
CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
SYNOPSIS
SINCE THE LAST DROUGHT STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 21ST, THE US DROUGHT
MONITOR (USDM) CONTINUED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND THANKS TO FREQUENT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
ONLY A SMALL AREA OF SEVERE DROUGHT (D2) REMAINS OVER ESSEX COUNTY
IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) WAS CONFINED TO
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND EXTREME WESTERN
CONNECTICUT. MANY OTHER AREAS HAD IMPROVED TO ABNORMALLY DRY (D0)
CONDITIONS OR WERE BACK TO NORMAL.
.PRECIPITATION:
OCTOBER PRECIPITATION AVERAGED NEAR NORMAL ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND BUT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE
ISLANDS.
TOTALS IN OCTOBER AVERAGED 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION, BUT TOTALS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS, WITH SOME
TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
.TEMPERATURES:
TEMPERATURES IN OCTOBER AVERAGED 1 TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL,
EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND COASTAL
CONNECTICUT WHERE TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR NORMAL.
.HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS:
THE MAJORITY OF STREAMFLOW GAGES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WERE
REPORTING 7-DAY AVERAGE STREAMFLOW VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL.
THE EXCEPTIONS WERE IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS
AND ON THE OUTER PORTION OF CAPE COD WHERE A FEW GAGES WERE
REPORTING BELOW NORMAL STREAMFLOW.
GROUNDWATER LEVELS CONTINUED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT AND WERE GENERALLY
NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER, MANY GROUNDWATER WELLS ON CAPE COD
AND THE ISLANDS, AND A FEW AROUND THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND, WERE STILL REPORTING BELOW TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL LEVELS.
SOIL MOISTURE WAS MOSTLY NEAR NORMAL IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE SOIL MOISTURE WAS
BELOW NORMAL.
.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:
REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
OFFICIAL DROUGHT DECLARATIONS:
CONNECTICUT:
HTTPS://PORTAL.CT.GOV/WATER/DROUGHT/DROUGHT-HOME
MASSACHUSETTS:
HTTPS://WWW.MASS.GOV/INFO-DETAILS/DROUGHT- STATUS.
RHODE ISLAND:
HTTP://WWW.WATER.RI.GOV/WORK_PROGRAMS_DROUGHT.HTML.
.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE FOR THIS DROUGHT EVENT.
.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
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 DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION, THE USDA, STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS
AND THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS
STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES,
STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES, THE USDA, USACE AND USGS.
.CONTACT INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
46 COMMERCE WAY
NORTON, MA 02766
PHONE: 508-622-3250
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