Archive: Droughts
Drought Down & Out; Pollen Poised to Return
* Full Forecast: Drier Times Ahead | Weather & Swine Flu * Joggers run yesterday morning past floodwalls that were raised along the Potomac River in Georgetown. When not threatened, the walls are lowered down to the walkway level out...
By Dan Stillman | May 8, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (7)
Moderate Drought for D.C. Metro Area
Rainy period a real relief * Rainy Afternoon & Evening: Full Forecast | Owning the Weather * Latest U.S. Drought Monitor maps for Maryland and D.C. (top) and Virginia (bottom), released today. April showers have arrived early, and it's none...
By Dan Stillman | March 26, 2009; 11:15 AM ET | Comments (6)
Dry Fall and Winter a Prelude to Drought?
* Warming up: Full Forecast | Warming Projections Rise * For four, going on five consecutive months, precipitation has been below average. Not since September, when the remnants of tropical storm Hanna drenched the region, have we experienced a wet...
By Jason Samenow | February 24, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (2)
Busting out of the Drought
Doppler rainfall estimates from the Sunday-Monday storm. The yellow shade is 2.5", the medium orange shade is 4", and the dark red is 6". Courtesy NOAA. Related Washington Post story: Deluge Washes Away Area's Drought It was just this past...
By Jason Samenow | May 13, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (7)
Some Drops in the Bucket
Moderate drought continues, especially south of the Potomac Month-to-date % of normal precipitation, from National Weather Service. Click image to enlarge. Rainfall amounts from today's showers have been generally light across the area, with totals around 0.1" through late afternoon....
By Steve Scolnik | February 26, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (12)
Area's Drought Continues
Moderate precipitation deficit persists into 2008 Chart by Capital Weather Gang. Click on image to enlarge. While enough to get you wet without rain gear, today's semi-springlike showers have done little to dampen the impact of a prolonged dry spell...
By Steve Scolnik | January 29, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (8)
