Drought Information Statement for Western Washington Valid July 3, 2024 Issued By: NWS Seattle, WA Contact Information: This product will be updated by or around August 9, 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): North Washington Cascades, northeast Olympic Peninsula D0: (Abnormally Dry): North and east sides of the Olympic Peninsula, most areas Puget Sound and eastward Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought improved: D1 to D0 or D0 to None for parts of the Washington Cascades Precipitation Last 30 days Western Washington had slightly greater than normal rainfall over the last 90-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 Mix of below normal to near normal stream flows across basins in the region (USGS) Water supply outlook is for below normal water volumes (NWS NWRFC) Snowpack conditions are below normal (NRCS) Agricultural Impacts There are no known impacts at this time Fire Hazard Impacts Outlook for fire weather is for higher than normal significant wildfires in western Washington 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 NWRFC water supply forecasts for April through September were 65% to 100% of normal, with half of the locations below 80% Major reservoirs range from 85% to near normal levels Figure Caption: USGS 7-day Streamflow Basins for July 2, 2024 Figure Caption: NWRFC ESP Natural Water Supply Forecasts for July 3, 2024 Fire Hazard Impacts Western Washington is in above normal wildland fire potential Various burn bans are in effect for many areas Image Caption: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Monthly Outlook for July 24 Image caption: Latest DNR Burn Ban map available here. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Outlook for July Greater odds of below normal precipitation on average Greater odds of above normal temperatures on average Drought Outlook Drought still expected to persist or worsen Image Caption: Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook Released April 18, 2024 valid for May 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024