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PowerPoint by Adnan Akyuz, Ph.D., State Climatologist
August 29, 2019

Key points:

• • • The only change since last week was removal of DO conditions from the western edge.
    • The rainfall during the last 30-day period (Slide 5) caused DO conditions to be removed from Counties to the west of Bottineau and Ward (Slide 8).
    • There is still 1% of severe drought conditions in North-Central ND.
    • Short, medium range forecasts are promising good amount of rainfall in North-Eastern parts of the state where there is the largest amount of soil moisture deficit.
    • Outlook:
      • 14-day: Above-average rainfall in the northeast (Slide 19).
      • Week 3 and 4: Wetter and cooler than average conditions (Slide 20).
      • Seasonal:
        • Precipitation: Better chance of wetter-than-average conditions throughout the state during the period from September through November (Slide 23).
        • Temperature: Better chance of having warmer-than-average conditions throughout the state during the same 3-month period as above.

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Grass-Cast 

An experimental grassland productivity forecast that shows you the percent change in grassland production for your area this summer compared to Its 38-yr Average.

August 31, 2019 update

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The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) posts weather data every 5 minutes in all stations in the network. The data can be accessed as a table or map.

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