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United States: Intense water deficits in AZ, NM, CO, WY, CA

United States: Intense water deficits in AZ, NM, CO, WY, CA

Water deficits in the West will shrink overall through March 2021, but anomalies will remain widespread and will be intense in Arizona, New Mexico, central Colorado, western Wyoming, and pockets of Southern California. Deficits in North Dakota will intensify, becoming exceptional.

United States: Water deficits in the West & SW will shrink

United States: Water deficits in the West & SW will shrink

The forecast through January 2021 indicates that widespread, intense water deficits in the West, Southwest, and Northeast will shrink and downgrade considerably. Intense deficits are forecast for Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Florida. Surpluses will emerge in the Northwest.

United States: Water deficits forecast for CA, CO, FL, PA, ME

United States: Water deficits forecast for CA, CO, FL, PA, ME

The forecast through October indicates that water surpluses from the Lower Mississippi region east to the Virginia coasts will shrink considerably, leaving anomalies primarily in Mississippi. Surpluses elsewhere include South Dakota, Nebraska, and western Montana. Deficits will downgrade in the Southwest and Northeast and persist in Florida.

United States: Water deficits forecast for the Northeast

United States: Water deficits forecast for the Northeast

The forecast through September indicates that water surpluses will shrink and downgrade in the South, Southeast, and Upper Midwest. Deficits will persist in Northern California, shrink and downgrade in the Rockies and Southwest, and increase in the Northeast.