Drought Information Statement for Southern Wisconsin Valid May 30, 2024 Issued By: NWS Milwaukee Contact Information: nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov This is the final update unless D1 - Moderate Drought conditions develop. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements Please visit https://www.weather.gov/mkx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. 1 Wisconsin Drought Update Abnormally Dry conditions are indicated for Sauk, western Columbia, Marquette and northwest Green Lake Counties Drought conditions improved one category from Moderate (D1) to Abnormally Dry (D0) across the previously mentioned counties. This area received 3.5 to 6 inches of rain over the past week. 1 Week Drought Condition Class Change Precipitation Precipitation in the Abnormally Dry area is 2.25 to 4 inches above average over the past month Deficits in that area are 3 to 9 inches over the past year, which is why the Abnormally Dry area lingers. 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 is in the Above Normal category, the 76-90th percentile, over the past 28 days across most of southern Wisconsin. Soil moisture is near normal, the 30-70th percentile. CPC Calculated Soil Moisture May 29, 2024 https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?r=wi&id=pa01d&sid=w__map https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought Fire Hazard Impacts Significant Wildland Fire Potential for southern Wisconsin is rated as Normal. Wisconsin Fire Danger is rated as Low. Image Caption: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Monthly Outlook Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center Latest WI DNR Fire Danger map available here and DNR Burn Restrictions available here. 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 Week 2 Outlook Some additional precipitation is expected in early June in the abnormally dry area of southern Wisconsin (not shown). For the June 6-12 time period, there are enhanced odds for below average temperature and near normal precipitation. Extended Outlook Run Update Links For the June, July, August time period, there are enhanced odds for above average temperature and equal chances of above, near, and below normal precipitation. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The Seasonal Drought Outlook from May 16 indicates drought may improve or improval is likely. Some of this improvement has already occurred. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook 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.