Drought Information Statement for Central Pennsylvania Valid January 23, 2025 Issued by: WFO State College Contact Information: This product will be updated January 31, 2025 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/CTP/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/ for regional drought status updates. Recent cold weather and snowfall has resulted in largely status quo conditions for Central Pennsylvania. A Drought Warning continues for Schuylkill County. 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Link to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor Drought Intensity and Extent: D2 (Severe Drought): York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill D1 (Moderate Drought): Fulton, Franklin, Adams, Dauphin, Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Columbia D0: (Abnormally Dry): Somerset, Bedford, Warren, McKean, Elk, Perry, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga Recent Change in Drought Intensity Link to the latest 4-week change map One Week Drought Monitor Class Change: Conditions have largely been status quo over the past week across Central Pennsylvania. Precipitation and Percent of Normal Precipitation over the past 30 days has been below average across most of the commonwealth. Temperature Anomalies 7-day temperature anomalies have been well below average, while 30-day temperature anomalies have been slightly below average. Summary of Impacts Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Hydrologic Impacts Several communities, primarily across southeastern Pennsylvania, continue to enact either voluntary or mandatory water restrictions. Agricultural Impacts Agriculture has largely gone dormant for the season across Pennsylvania. Fire Hazard Impacts The Significant WIldfire Potential shows little or no risk across Pennsylvania. Other Impacts There are no burn bans in effect for any counties in Central Pennsylvania. Mitigation Actions See “Hydrologic Impacts” above. Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Streamflows are now running near to below average for much of the commonwealth, with much below average streamsflows across the southeastern counties. Image Caption: USGS 7 day average streamflow HUC map valid 12/11/2024 Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Liquid equivalent precipitation over the next 7 days is expected to generally be 0.25” or less across Pennsylvania. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The monthly outlook for February 2025 is trending towards above average temperatures and above average precipitation for the month for Pennsylvania. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The seasonal drought outlook calls for continued improvement across the northeastern United States, including Pennsylvania. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook