Drought Information Statement for Southern Wisconsin Valid May 14, 2024 - Issued May 16, 2024 Issued By: NWS Milwaukee Contact Information: nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov This product will be updated May 2, 2024 or sooner if conditions change considerably. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements Please visit https://www.weather.gov/mkx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. This slide is required. 1 Wisconsin Drought Update Severe drought continues across northwestern Sauk, extreme southwestern Marquette, and extreme northwestern western Columbia counties Moderate Drought continues across Marquette, northwestern Green Lake, northwestern Columbia, southeastern Sauk and northwestern Iowa Counties No changes over the past week. 1 Week Drought Condition Class Change ARX slides - updated by ~12:30pm Precipitation Much of S WI has seen near to above normal precipitation over the past 3 months with the exception of the D2 region across northwestern Sauk County Over the past year precipitation deficits range from are 8 to 16 inches across the drought areas of southern Wisconsin Images courtesy of High Plains Regional Climate Center https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/30dPDeptWI.png https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/90dPDeptWI.png https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought Current Conditions 28 Day Streamflow Streamflow over the past 4 weeks is in the 25-75th percentile in the Baraboo and lower Wisconsin River basins which is considered near normal Streamflow is in the 25-90th percentile for the remainder of southern Wisconsin which is considered near to above normal Soil Moisture is in the 30-70th percentile in the drought areas of southern WI, which is considered near normal CPC Calculated Soil Moisture Percentile May 15, 2024 https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?r=wi&id=pa01d&sid=w__map https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought If using this slide: Please limit to 2 total images per slide. https://glff.mesowest.org/map/#/c4357,-8941,8/g1/mc/vbui/s/n/o4.1,9.1/zt NICC outlook maps are set to auto-update. New maps are produced on the first weekday of each month (see direct links below) Can also include Burn Ban info here If your area or state has other parameters available (i.e KBDI, ERC, etc) you can add these as well. 1-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month1_outlook.png 2-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month2_outlook.png 3-Month:https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month3_outlook.png 4-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month4_outlook.png Homepage: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive-services/outlooks Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Streamflow over the past 4 weeks is in the 25-75th percentile in the Baraboo and lower Wisconsin River basins which is considered near normal Agricultural Impacts None known at this time Fire Hazard Impacts The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook indicates near normal conditions in May Wisconsin DNR Fire Danger is low for southern Wisconsin Mitigation Actions None known at this time Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter This slide is required https://glff.mesowest.org/map/#/c4357,-8941,8/g1/mc/vbui/s/n/o4.1,9.1/zt Week 2 Outlook The are enhanced odds for near to below average temperatures and above average precipitation during the last week of May. Extended Week 3-4 Outlook The are enhanced odds for near to above average temperatures and near to below average precipitation towards the end of May into early June. May June July Outlook The are enhanced odds for above average temperatures and equal chances of above, near, and below average precipitation for the meteorological Summer (June, July and August) time period. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The Climate Prediction Center’s drought outlook for May through July indicates some improvement to the D2 drought area and the likely removal of the D1 drought area across southern Wisconsin. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook THIS SLIDE IS REQUIRED Both the Monthly and the Seasonal Drought Outlook images will auto-populate, but please only include one on the slide, moving the other off to the right. Use whichever image tells the best story for your area of interest. Be sure to use the correct caption box and edit the released and valid dates as well. You can and should reference the temperature and precipitation outlooks to support the message, but please keep this slide to 1 image. Discussions: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/mdo_summary.php https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.php For USAPI, can consider using NMME imagery for temperature and/or precipitation to help message potential drought improvement/degradation/amelioration.