Continued improvement in drought conditions, but little in the way of precipitation in the next few days.
For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.
Key Points
- Extreme Drought (D3) is now limited to southwest Maine and southeast New Hampshire.
- Southeastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts saw conditions improve from Extreme Drought (D3) to Severe Drought (D2).
- Northern Maine and portions of southern New England saw one-category improvements.
- Hydrologic drought concerns continued: Most groundwater levels have responded to the recent rains and the reduction in evapotranspiration as the leaves are mainly off the trees and temps are lower, but levels are still below normal across New York and New England.
U.S. Drought Monitor Conditions: Northeast |
U.S. Drought Monitor map of the Northeast. November 3, 2020.
State Reported Impacts
Changes in the Northeast?
High-level overview of the impact of reduced snowpack in the Northeast: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/declining-snow-cover-in-u-s-northeast-will-have-major-impacts-on-rivers-study-finds
Current Conditions
Accumulated Precipitation Departure From Normal (includes precipitation for Nov 5)
- Recent rainfall has reversed the downward trend of precipitation departure from normal. However, there is still a ways to go to get back to normal conditions.
Outlooks
- The 8-14 day outlook favors above-normal temperatures for the Northeast. Above-normal precipitation is favored for the Northeast, except for northern Maine and western New York, where normal precipitation is favored.
- The 3-4 week outlooks favor equal chances for above- or below-normal temperatures for the northern part of the Northeast, and above-normal temperatures for the southern part. The 3-4 week outlook favors above-normal precipitation for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, most of New York, and northern Massachusetts. Equal chances for above- or below-normal precipitation are favored for the rest of Massachusetts and New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Temperature Outlook 8-14 Day
Precipitation Outlook 8-14 Day
Temperature Outlook Week 3-4
Precipitation Outlook Week 3-4
Current CPC Outlooks: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Additional Resources
- Northeast DEWS Dashboard
- NOAA Regional Climate Services
- Your local National Weather Service office
- NOAA Regional Climate Services Monthly Webinar Series (November 19 next webinar)
- USDA Northeast Climate Hub
- USGS/New England and New York Water Science Centers
Contacts for More Information
Sylvia Reeves
Regional Drought Information Coordinator (Northeast DEWS)
NOAA/CIRES/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
Email: sylvia.reeves@noaa.gov
Ellen L. Mecray
Regional Climate Services Director, Eastern Region
NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information
Email: Ellen.L.Mecray@noaa.gov
Sylvia Reeves
NOAA/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
Samantha Borisoff, Jessica Spaccio, Keith Eggleston, Art DeGaetano
Northeast Regional Climate Center
Ellen Mecray
Regional Climate Services Director, Eastern Region, NOAA
David Hollinger and Maria Janowiak
USDA Climate Hubs
Gardner Bent
USGS/New England Water Science Center
In partnership with National Weather Service Offices of the Northeast and State Climate Offices of the Northeast.
