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Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
316 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

...DROUGHT CONDITIONS IMPROVE...BUT LACK OF SUBSOIL MOISTURE
REMAINS A CONCERN FOR AGRICULTURE IN SOME AREAS...

SYNOPSIS...

ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION THIS WINTER AND SO FAR IN MARCH HAS
RESULTED IN IMPROVEMENT TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

LOCAL AREA AFFECTED...

ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND PARTS
OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...BUT WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS NOW DROUGHT
FREE.

SOME KNOWN IMPACTS IN THE LOCAL AREA...

LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS...CHECK WITH SPECIFIC
AGENCIES FOR UP TO DATE DETAILS.

NO NEW REPORTS.

SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS.

THE VERY TOP LAYER OF SOIL IS SATURATED BUT STILL FROZEN MAINLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SUBSOIL MOISTURE REMAINS LOW NORTH OF
I-80...BUT REPORTS OF DRAIN TILES RUNNING SOUTH OF I-80 SUGGEST
SUBSOIL MOISTURE HAS IMPROVED IN THAT AREA.

AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.

NO REPORTS.

RIVER AND STREAM FLOW CONDITIONS.

RIVER LEVELS ARE NEAR NORMAL AT MOST LOCATIONS BUT ARE GENERALLY
FALLING QUICKLY.

GROUND WATER IMPACTS.

NO NEW REPORTS.

FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.

ALTHOUGH RECENT PRECIPITATION AND SNOW COVER HAS LIMITED THE FIRE
DANGER THREAT...AS WE MOVE THROUGH MARCH INTO APRIL...WARMER
WEATHER TYPICALLY RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN FIRE DANGER.

ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS.

NO REPORTS.

WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...

CLIMATE SUMMARY.

WINTER SEASON (DECEMBER-JANUARY-FEBRUARY) TEMPERATURES AVERAGED
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED SNOW) TALLIED
BETWEEN 5 AND 7.5 INCHES...WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 125-150 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IN FEBRUARY...TEMPERATURES AVERAGED AROUND 2 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. WE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS AROUND 100 TO 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL.

SO FAR THIS MARCH...PRECIPITATION HAS TALLIED MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL
WITH MUCH OF THE AREA HAVING RECEIVED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN
AND/OR MELTED SNOW. TEMPERATURES ARE AVERAGING 5 TO 7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION VALUES BELOW ARE IN THIS ORDER...
OBSERVED...NORMAL...DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL

BURLINGTON
SINCE MAR 1 1.69 1.75 -0.06
SINCE JAN 1 5.66 4.61 1.05

CEDAR RAPIDS
SINCE MAR 1 2.26 1.28 0.98
SINCE JAN 1 4.21 3.42 0.79

DAVENPORT
SINCE MAR 1 1.85 1.58 0.27
SINCE JAN 1 5.55 4.11 1.44

DUBUQUE
SINCE MAR 1 2.41 1.42 0.99
SINCE JAN 1 5.83 4.03 1.80

IOWA CITY
SINCE MAR 1 2.32 1.46 0.86
SINCE JAN 1 4.77 3.62 1.15

MOLINE-QUAD CITIES
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 1.80 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 7.70 4.89 2.81

PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MOSTLY SNOW TO THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

FOR WEEK TWO...MARCH 29-APRIL 4...PROBABILITIES FAVOR NEAR TO
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

THE SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR APRIL...MAY...JUNE FAVORS NEAR TO ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. ENSO CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEUTRAL THROUGH THAT TIME FRAME.

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK.

OTHER THAN RISES ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND...
AREAS RIVER LEVELS WILL TREND DOWNWARD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ISSUANCE UNTIL DROUGHT CONDITIONS REDEVELOP.

$$

WOLF
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
