DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
735 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011
...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN
THIRD OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...COLLEGE STATION HAS RECEIVED ONLY
SIX INCHES OF RAIN SINCE OCTOBER 1ST...
SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT LAST MONDAY BROUGHT SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN TO THE
REGION. THE RAIN WAS BRIEF...LASTING JUST A FEW MINUTES. A FEW
LOCATIONS RECEIVED A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN...HARDLY A DROUGHT
BUSTER. NEW CANEY AND LIVINGSTON RECEIVED THE HEAVIEST RAIN ON
MONDAY WITH TOTALS OF 0.15 INCHES. DRY CONDITIONS HAVE PREVAILED
SINCE MONDAYS RAIN EVENT. IN THE WAKE OF MONDAY`S FRONT...VERY LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES PREVAILED. RH VALUES PLUMMETED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
TO AROUND 15 PERCENT NEAR COLLEGE STATION. VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS
ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
SINCE FEBRUARY 1ST...THE CITY OF HOUSTON (IAH) HAS RECEIVED ONLY
1.57 INCHES OF RAIN...COLLEGE STATION (CLL) HAS RECEIVED 1.30
INCHES...HOUSTON HOBBY (HOU) HAS RECEIVED 1.12 INCHES AND GALVESTON
(GLS) RECEIVED 3.49 INCHES. DANEVANG (WHARTON COUNTY) HAS ONLY
RECEIVED 0.67 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE FEBRUARY 1ST. A QUICK CHECK OF
THE MONTHLY RECORDS REVEALS THAT HOBBY AIRPORT HAD IT`S SECOND
DRIEST FEBRUARY AND SIXTH DRIEST MARCH IN RECORDED HISTORY (1930).
COLLEGE STATION HAD IT`S NINTH DRIEST MARCH AND 10TH DRIEST FEBRUARY
IN RECORDED HISTORY (SINCE 1902). CITY OF HOUSTON RECORDS DATE BACK
TO 1891 AND HOUSTON RECORDED IT`S EIGHTH DRIEST FEBRUARY AND 11TH
DRIEST MARCH.
HERE ARE THE FIVE DRIEST FEB 1- APRIL 13:
CITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE DANEVANG
HOUSTON HOBBY STATION
1.39 - 1916 1.12 - 2011 0.57 - 1916 0.67 - 2011
1.57 - 2011 1.56 - 1996 1.30 - 2011 0.80 - 1916
1.57 - 1925 2.81 - 1954 1.67 - 1972 0.92 - 1925
1.59 - 1996 2.94 - 1972 2.14 - 1920 1.67 - 1996
2.19 - 1976 3.00 - 1971 2.27 - 1971 1.70 - 1917
IT HAS BEEN BRUTALLY DRY OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. AN ISLAND OF DROUGHT FROM CALDWELL TO AUSTONIO TO LIVINGSTON
TO BELLVILLE TO CALDWELL HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY DRY. SOMERVILLE AND
COLLEGE STATION HAVE FAILED TO TALLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN SIX OF THE
LAST EIGHT MONTHS. SOMERVILLE HAS ONLY RECEIVED 4.97 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE OCTOBER 1ST OR ROUGHLY 24 PERCENT OF THE EXPECTED NORMAL
RAINFALL. COLLEGE STATION HAS RECEIVED ONLY 6.00 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE OCTOBER 1ST OR 29.4 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE NORMAL RAINFALL AT
COLLEGE STATION FOR OCTOBER 1 THROUGH APRIL 13TH IS 20.49 INCHES.
THE NORMAL RAINFALL IN A CALENDAR YEAR FOR COLLEGE STATION IS 39.67
INCHES.
THE DRY PERIOD FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTENSIFIED DURING THE AUTUMN OF
2010 AS A STRONG LA NINA PHASE DEVELOPED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A BRIEF
PERIOD WITH ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL DURING LATE DECEMBER AND EARLY
JANUARY...THE OVERALL TREND SINCE OCTOBER HAS BEEN VERY DRY WITH
BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL.
DRIEST OCTOBER 1 - APRIL 13
COLLEGE CITY OF HOUSTON
STATION HOUSTON (IAH) HOBBY
6.00 - 2011 10.09 - 1918 11.44 - 1956
7.75 - 1925 10.54 - 1895 11.55 - 2006
8.64 - 1971 11.61 - 1956 13.16 - 2009
9.62 - 1951 11.92 - 1909 13.84 - 1971
10.24 - 1918 12.17 - 1917 14.01 - 1988
12.39 - 2011(6TH) 15.88 - 2011(11TH)
APRIL IS ALMOST HALF OVER AND MOST LOCATIONS HAVE YET TO TALLY EVEN
A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH. CROCKETT LEADS THE WAY
WITH A WHOPPING 0.35 INCHES THUS FAR IN APRIL. HERE ARE SOME
RAINFALL TOTALS FOR SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS FROM
OCTOBER 1 2010 THROUGH APRIL 13TH 2011:
LOCATION OCT/NOV DEC/JAN FEB MAR APR TOTAL PERCENT
OF NORM
BELLVILLE 1.28 3.73 0.76 1.14 0.04 6.95
NORMALS 7.46 6.49 2.48 2.92 1.29 20.64 33.7
DEPARTURE -6.18 -2.76 -1.72 -1.78 -1.25 -13.69
BRENHAM 1.45 5.43 0.81 0.80 0.02 8.51
NORMALS 8.65 6.79 2.78 2.93 1.43 22.58 37.7
DEPARTURE -7.20 -1.36 -1.97 -2.13 -1.41 -14.07
COL STATION 0.90 3.80 0.61 0.69 T 6.00
NORMALS 7.40 6.55 2.38 2.84 1.22 20.39 29.4
DEPARTURE -6.50 -2.75 -1.77 -2.15 -1.22 -14.39
COLUMBUS 2.59 4.81 0.64 0.48 0.05 8.57
NORMALS 8.15 6.82 2.84 2.93 1.46 22.20 38.6
DEPARTURE -5.56 -2.01 -2.20 -2.45 -1.41 -13.63
CONROE 5.33 5.53 0.61 0.35 0.11 11.93
NORMALS 9.49 8.58 2.97 2.94 1.47 25.57 46.7
DEPARTURE -4.16 -3.05 -2.36 -2.59 -1.36 -13.64
CROCKETT 4.28 6.41 0.70 0.35 0.35 12.09
NORMALS 8.15 8.02 3.10 3.45 1.59 24.44 49.5
DEPARTURE -3.87 -1.61 -2.40 -3.10 -1.24 -12.35
DANEVANG 2.40 7.90 0.37 0.05 0.00 10.72
NORMALS 8.24 6.31 2.67 2.83 0.99 21.13 50.7
DEPARTURE -5.84 +1.59 -2.30 -2.78 -0.99 -10.41
GALVESTON 8.27 5.99 0.67 2.70 0.12 17.75
NORMALS 7.13 7.61 2.61 2.76 1.05 21.16 83.6
DEPARTURE +1.14 -1.62 -1.94 -0.06 -0.93 - 3.41
FREEPORT 3.89 5.96 0.84 0.81 0.00 11.50
NORMALS 8.94 7.80 2.84 2.87 1.17 23.71 48.5
DEPARTURE -5.05 -1.84 -2.00 -2.06 -1.17 -12.21
HOU HOBBY 4.82 9.94 0.34 0.78 T 15.88
NORMALS 9.80 8.03 3.01 3.19 1.43 25.46 62.3
DEPARTURE -4.98 +1.91 -2.67 -2.41 -1.43 - 9.58
HOU IAH 2.73 8.09 0.69 0.78 0.10 12.39
NORMALS 8.69 7.37 2.98 3.36 1.44 23.84 52.0
DEPARTURE -5.96 +0.72 -2.29 -2.58 -1.34 -11.45
HUNTSVILLE 2.59 4.85 0.37 0.07 0.08 7.96
NORMALS 9.19 8.38 3.14 3.47 1.43 25.61 31.0
DEPARTURE -6.60 -3.53 -2.77 -3.40 -1.35 -17.65
LIVINGSTON 3.37 5.11 0.89 0.84 0.00 10.21
NORMALS 8.58 9.56 3.47 3.89 1.57 27.07 37.7
DEPARTURE -5.21 -4.45 -2.58 -3.05 -1.57 -16.86
KATY 2.01 6.49 0.05 1.24 0.00 9.79
NORMALS 8.41 7.01 2.59 2.64 1.15 21.80 44.9
DEPARTURE -6.40 -0.52 -2.54 -1.40 -1.15 -12.01
MADISONVILLE 1.26 3.98 0.81 0.95 0.08 7.08
NORMALS 8.42 7.43 2.83 3.24 1.30 23.22 30.5
DEPARTURE -7.16 -3.45 -2.02 -2.29 -1.22 -16.14
MATAGORDA 2.90 5.08 0.61 0.89 0.00 9.48
NORMALS 7.91 6.20 2.81 2.54 0.98 20.44 46.4
DEPARTURE -5.01 -1.12 -2.20 -1.65 -0.98 -10.96
NEW CANEY 6.18 9.13 0.96 0.90 0.16 17.33
NORMALS 9.40 8.62 3.31 3.96 1.56 26.85 64.5
DEPARTURE -3.22 +0.51 -2.35 -3.06 -1.40 - 9.62
SOMERVILLE 0.91 3.57 0.41 0.08 0.00 4.97
NORMALS 7.96 6.07 2.53 2.62 1.16 20.34 24.4
DEPARTURE -7.05 -2.50 -2.12 -2.54 -1.16 -15.37
TOMBALL 3.28 3.52 0.30 1.24 0.05 8.39
NORMALS 9.13 7.74 3.33 3.09 1.43 24.72 33.9
DEPARTURE -5.85 -4.22 -3.03 -1.85 -1.38 -16.33
WASH ST PARK 1.17 5.05 0.66 1.08 0.00 7.96
NORMALS 8.06 6.84 2.74 3.13 1.20 21.91 36.3
DEPARTURE -6.89 -1.79 -2.08 -2.05 -1.20 -13.95
HERE ARE SOME PARTIAL APRIL RAINFALL TOTALS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS:
LOCATION APRIL NORM DEP
ANAHUAC 0.02 1.43 -1.41
BAY CITY 0.01 1.24 -1.23
BAYTOWN 0.00 1.41 -1.41
CLEVELAND 0.05 1.48 -1.43
EDNA 0.06 1.20 -1.14
EL CAMPO 0.03 NA NA
HOU NWS 0.01 1.79 -1.78
HOU WESTBURY 0.04 1.37 -1.33
LIBERTY 0.26 1.63 -1.37
MONTGOMERY 0.12 1.48 -1.36
PALACIOS 0.01 1.07 -1.06
RICHMOND TRACE 1.43 -1.43
SUGARLAND TRACE 1.43 -1.43
W COLUMBIA 0.05
THE LAST TIME THE HOUSTON AREA RECEIVED A SOAKING RAIN...DEFINED FOR
THIS STATEMENT AS A CALENDAR DAY WITH AN INCH OF RAIN OR MORE OCCURRED ON
JANUARY 24TH. BELOW ARE DATES WITH THE LAST TIME THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OCCURRED DURING A CALENDAR DAY AT THE PRIMARY CLIMATE SITES:
SITE 2.00 OR MORE 1.00 OR MORE 0.50 OR MORE
IAH SEP 7 2010 JAN 24 2011 JAN 24 2011
HOU JAN 24 2011 JAN 24 2011 MAR 14 2011
CLL SEP 7 2010 JAN 9 2011 JAN 9 2011
GLS MAR 5 2011 MAR 5 2011 MAR 5 2011
DROUGHTS AND HEAT GO HAND IN HAND. TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST 60
DAYS HAVE BEEN VERY WARM. THE CITY OF HOUSTON RECORDED ITS WARMEST
FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH APRIL 13TH IN RECORDED HISTORY. COLLEGE
STATION AND HOBBY AIRPORT ALSO REPORTED THEIR WARMEST PERIOD ON
RECORD. THE FIRST HALF OF APRIL IS AVERAGING 4 TO 6 DEGREES WARMER
THAN THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE NORMALS. EACH OF THE PRIMARY CLIMATE SITES
HAS RECORDED AT LEAST ONE NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS MONTH.
HERE ARE THE FIVE WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FOUR PRIMARY
CLIMATE SITES FROM FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH APRIL 13TH:
CITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE GALVESTON
HOUSTON HOBBY STATION
68.2 2011 69.3 2011 67.8 2011 68.7 1907
67.1 1908 67.2 1972 65.6 1972 68.7 1882
67.0 1925 66.9 2000 65.5 1911 66.9 2011
66.3 1918 66.6 1986 65.0 1925 66.5 1925
66.3 1911 66.0 1967 64.6 1945 66.4 2006
AS OF APRIL 12TH 2011...THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR SHOWED MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT OR D-4.
SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE EXPANDED SOUTH AND NOW
COVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS EXCLUDING THE AREA AROUND GALVESTON
BAY. THERE ARE 23 COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE AN AREA REFERRED TO AS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. 13 OF THE COUNTIES ARE NOW CLASSIFIED AS
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT WITH ANOTHER FIVE COUNTIES CLASSIFIED AS EXTREME
DROUGHT.
STATEWIDE...ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE STATE IS CLASSIFIED AS
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT WITH ABOUT 5 PERCENT OF THIS TOTAL COVERING
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY WORSEN OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN
WELL BELOW NORMAL. THE STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDICES REFLECT
D-3 AND D-4 CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL TEXAS.
BELOW IS A LIST OF COUNTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASSIFICATION AS
DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR AS OF MARCH 29TH:
D-4 D-3 D-2 D-1
EXCEPTIONAL EXTREME SEVERE MODERATE
DROUGHT DROUGHT DROUGHT DROUGHT
AUSTIN COLORADO BRAZORIA CHAMBERS
BRAZOS HARRIS FORT BEND GALVESTON
BURLESON JACKSON MATAGORDA
GRIMES LIBERTY
HOUSTON WHARTON
MADISON
MONTGOMERY
POLK
SAN JACINTO
TRINITY
WALKER
WALLER
WASHINGTON
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR CLASSIFICATIONS
BELOW IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH DROUGHT CLASSIFICATION:
D4 EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT - EXCEPTIONAL OR WIDESPREAD CROP/PASTURE LOSS
A SHORTAGE OF WATER IN RESERVOIRS AND STREAMS CREATING
A WATER EMERGENCY.
D3 EXTREME DROUGHT - MAJOR CROP OR PASTURE LOSSES. WIDESPREAD WATER
SHORTAGES AND RESTRICTIONS.
D2 SEVERE DROUGHT - CROP OR PASTURE LOSSES LIKELY. SOME WATER
SHORTAGES COMMON AND SOME WATER RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED.
D1 MODERATE DROUGHT - SOME DAMAGE TO CROPS AND PASTURES. RESERVOIRS
OR WELLS LOW. VOLUNTARY WATER RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED.
D0 ABNORMALLY DRY - SHORT TERM DRYNESS. PLANT GROWTH SLOWS. MINOR
WATER DEFICITS.
FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION...SEE EITHER (ALL LINKS IN LOWER CASE)
HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/DM_STATE.HTM?TX.S OR FOR THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY SEE...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML.
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS...
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE! THE REGION REMAINS
VERY DRY. RANGELAND...PASTURES...HAYFIELDS AND NON-IRRIGATED TRUCK
CROPS WERE SHOWING SEVERE DROUGHT STRESS. CATTLE WERE SLOWLY
DECLINING BECAUSE OF POOR PASTURES AND SOME PRODUCERS WERE CULLING
THEIR HERDS. HAY SUPPLIERS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN SHORT OF SUPPLIES
SOON. PLANTING OF NEW FORAGES WERE PUT ON HOLD DUE TO A LACK OF
MOISTURE. STOCK WATER TANKS AND POND LEVELS WERE DROPPING
DRASTICALLY WITH SOME NEAR RECORD LOW LEVELS. WINTER WHEAT
PRODUCTION WAS POOR. TRINITY COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED A DISASTER
AREA DUE TO THE 2010 DROUGHT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE HTTP://AGRILIFE.ORG/TODAY (ALL LOWER CASE).
FIRE DANGER IMPACTS...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LESS THAN NORMAL RAINFALL HAS
HELPED TO RAISE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDICES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
VALUES BETWEEN 700 AND 800 ARE CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE
KBDI VALUES ARE RISING QUICKLY. TEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
NOW EXCEED 600. IF THE AREA REMAINS RAIN FREE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS...BURLESON...BRAZOS AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES COULD HAVE KBDI
VALUES NEAR OR EXCEEDING 700. BELOW IS A TABLE WITH KBDI VALUES
(4/14/2011):
600-700 500-600 400-500 300-400
AUSTIN BRAZORIA CHAMBERS GALVESTON
BRAZOS HOUSTON FORT BEND
BURLESON LIBERTY HARRIS
COLORADO MATAGORDA
GRIMES MONTGOMERY
JACKSON POLK
MADISON SAN JACINTO
TRINITY WALLER
WALKER WHARTON
WASHINGTON
(SEE THE LINK...ALL LOWER CASE HTTP://WEBGIS.TAMU.EDU/TFS/
KBDI_DAILY/ KBDICOUNTY.PNG).
RESTRICTIONS/ACTIONS...
BURN BANS ARE COMMON ACROSS THE STATE AND 194 COUNTIES HAVE ISSUED
BURN BANS. LOCALLY...OVER 87 PERCENT OF THE COUNTIES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAVE ISSUED BURN BANS. COUNTIES THAT HAVE ISSUED
BURN BANS SINCE LAST WEEK INCLUDE MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...
HOUSTON...TRINITY AND WALLER.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE WEB SITE ON APRIL 13TH 2011...
(HTTP://TFSFRP.TAMU.EDU/WILDFIRES/ DECBAN.PNG)...A BURN BAN IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BRAZORIA...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...
GRIMES...HOUSTON...JACKSON... LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA...
MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALLER... WALKER...
WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT WHEN DOING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
WHICH INVOLVE FIRE OR SPARKS...BY MAKING SURE WATER IS QUICKLY
AVAILABLE IF AN UNWANTED FIRE OR SMOLDERING BEGIN.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
SOMEHOW LAKE LIVINGSTON AND LAKE HOUSTON REMAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT
CAPACITY. RIVER LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO DECLINE AND RESERVOIR LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO DROP UNLESS RAIN RETURNS TO THE REGION. RESERVOIRS
LOCATED IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION HAVE DROPPED AND LEVELS
ARE APPROACHING 70 PERCENT CAPACITY AT LAKE TEXANA.
WATERSHED CAPACITY
LAKE LIVINGSTON 100.0 PERCENT
LAKE CONROE 92.1 PERCENT
HOUSTON COUNTY LAKE 96.4 PERCENT
LAKE HOUSTON 98.7 PERCENT
LAKE SOMERVILLE 82.5 PERCENT
LAKE TEXANA 71.2 PERCENT
WATER RESTRICTIONS...THERE ARE VOLUNTARY WATER RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
AT NEW WAVERLY...HUNTSVILLE AND RIVERSIDE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THERE IS ALSO MODERATE RATIONING OF WATER IN HARRIS COUNTY IN MUD
230.
IF SIGNIFICANT RAIN DOES NOT FALL SOON...RESIDENTS AND OTHER WATER
USERS IN THE DESIGNATED D3 AND D4 ZONES SHOULD PREPARE FOR SOME TYPE
OF WATER RESTRICTION.
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
THERE ARE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES...ALBEIT SLIGHT...FOR RAIN OVER THE
NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THE FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE TODAY AND FRIDAY.
INCREASING MOISTURE BENEATH A CAPPING INVERSION COULD YIELD A FEW
LIGHT SHOWERS TODAY. A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY COULD ALSO PRODUCE A
LINE OF VERY WEAK AND SHORT LIVED SHOWERS. PALTRY RAIN AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED EACH DAY. NEXT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS TROUGH WILL PROBABLY BE
TOO FAR NORTH TO BRING MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
BUT RAIN IS POSSIBLE IF THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OR MOVES A BIT
FURTHER SOUTH. THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING LOCALLY...PLAN ON THE
DROUGHT TO CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM AND SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE NORMALS.
THE SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK ISSUED APRIL 1 2011 VALID FOR THE
PERIOD OF APRIL...MAY AND JUNE SHOWS DROUGHT CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
OR INTENSIFY.
THE NEXT DROUGHT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND APRIL 21ST
2011.
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