Drought Information Statement for Western Washington Valid May 10, 2024 Issued By: NWS Seattle, WA Contact Information: This product will be updated by June 3, 2024 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/sew/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/ for regional drought status updates. STATEWIDE DROUGHT EMERGENCY in effect (see link) Low snowpack conditions; low water supply outlook; warm, dry weather outlook are main reasons 1 U.S. Drought Monitor National Weather Service Seattle, WA Drought intensity and Extent D1 (Moderate Drought): North and central Cascades, Olympic Mountains D0: (Abnormally Dry): Much of the Olympic Peninsula, most of the rest of the Cascades and western foothills Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: D1 and D0 areas have expanded along the Puget Sound and the southern part of western Washington Precipitation Last 30 days While western Washington had rainfall over the last 30-days, it was below to much below normal (25% - 75%) 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen over the lowlands 4 to 10 inches of rain have fallen over the Mountains Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Most streamflows were below to much below normal across most basins in the region (USGS) Snowpack conditions are well below normal (NRCS) Water supply outlook is for below normal water volumes (NWS NWRFC) Agricultural Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Fire Hazard Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Other Impacts Washington State Declared Drought Emergency except for limited areas in Seattle, Tacoma and Everett Mitigation Actions Ecology is making funds available in drought response grants to qualifying public entities Water conservation urged. Individual use of water conservation habits Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts River basin snowpack water equivalent was generally 50% to 60% of normal and ranged from 41% to 81% NWRFC water supply forecasts for April through September were 60% to 85% of normal, with half of the locations below 75% Image Caption: Days 8 to 14 U.S. Hazards Outlook Valid October 13 to 19, 2023 Links to the latest Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day Temperature Outlook and Precipitation Outlook. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage May through July Outlooks Odds lean towards below normal precipitation on average Odds lean toward above normal temperatures on average Drought Outlook Drought expected to persist or worsen