Sunday, June 30, 2019

Outlook Period June, July and August 2019

Issued June 7, 2019 (click here)

...Fire activity continued to be well below average during May as a cool, wet pattern redeveloped over the western United States that persisted through month’s end. High elevation locations in many areas received late season snowfall that further slowed snowpack melting rates. Middle and lower elevations continued to see the development of a robust, continuous grass crop. Drought continued to recede except across Washington State where it persisted and across the Southeast where a slight intensification was observed....