Drought Information Statement for Western Washington Valid June 7, 2024 Issued By: NWS Seattle, WA Contact Information: This product will be updated by July 5, 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) Drought intensity and Extent D1 (Moderate Drought): Washington Cascades, northeast Olympic Peninsula D0: (Abnormally Dry): North and east sides of the Olympic Peninsula, most of the Puget Sound lowlands Image Caption: U.S. Drought Monitor valid 8am PDT December 14, 2023. Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought improved: D1 to D0 for western Olympic Peninsula and the southern part of western Washington Precipitation Last 30 days Western Washington had greater than normal rainfall over the last 30-days, mostly from one large storm period June 3-5 Rainfall: 1 to 4 inches of rain over the lowlands 5 to 10 inches over the Mountains Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Most streamflows were below normal to near normal across most basins in the region, temporarily improved from recent storms (USGS) Snowpack conditions are 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 35% to 75% of normal and ranged from ~20% to 85% NWRFC water supply forecasts for April through September were 65% to 100% of normal, with half of the locations below 85% Major reservoirs are near normal Figure Caption: NWRFC ESP Natural Forecast for Western Washington for June 6, 2024 Figure Caption: NRCS SWE for Washington for June 6, 2024 Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage June through August Outlooks Odds lean towards below normal precipitation on average Odds lean toward above normal temperatures on average Drought Outlook Drought still expected to persist or worsen Image Caption: Seasonal Drought Outlook valid for June 1 - August 31, 2024 The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage