Drought conditions doubled to 74% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined to 70.6% full, about 10 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is still here with a 60% chance of La Niña arriving in September-October-November. Drought is expected to remain and develop across nearly the entire state over the next three months.
Category: outlook+water
outlook+water: Drought declines, La Niña delayed again, more drought expected
Drought conditions decreased to 34% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined slightly to 73.1% full, about 5 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with an 80% chance of a short La Niña arriving in September-October-November. Drought is expected to remain and increase in much of the state over the next three months.
outlook+water: Drought doubled, La Niña delayed, improvements expected
Drought conditions increased to 36% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined slightly to 74.9% full, about five percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with a 70% chance of La Niña arriving in September-October-November. Drought is expected to improve or dissolve in much of the state over the next three months except for the El Paso area and parts of the Panhandle.
outlook+water: Not much benefit of July rains to the drouthy parts of the state
Drought conditions declined to 20% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage declined slightly to 77.0% full, about five percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with a 70% chance of La Niña arriving in August-September-October. The drought is expected to persist in the western part of the state and most of the Hill Country through October.
outlook+water: Little change in drought and reservoir conditions, bye-bye El Niño, drought expected to remain
Drought conditions declined slightly to 25% of the state (D1–D4); statewide reservoir storage rose slightly to 77.6% full but is still about 7 percentage points below normal for this time of year. La Nada is here with a 65% chance of La Niña arriving in July-August-September. Drought is expected to remain and expand in the western half of the state, including most of the Hill Country.