Drought Information Statement for Southern Wisconsin Valid April 16, 2024 - Issued April 18, 2024 Issued By: NWS Milwaukee Contact Information: nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov This product will be updated May 2, 2024 or sooner if conditions change considerably. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements Please visit https://www.weather.gov/mkx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. This slide is required. 1 Wisconsin Drought Update Severe Drought continues in Sauk, southwest Marquette, and western Columbia counties Moderate Drought continues in Marquette, western Green Lake, central Columbia, northwest Dane and northern Iowa counties. No changes over the past week. A 1 class improvement occurred over the past 4 weeks in Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Lafayette and Green Counties (not shown). 1 Week Drought Condition Class Change ARX slides - updated by ~12:30pm Precipitation Precipitation over the 3 months is within one inch of normal in the drought areas Precipitation deficits over the past year are 8 to 16 inches in the drought areas of southern Wisconsin Images courtesy of High Plains Regional Climate Center https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/30dPDeptWI.png https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/90dPDeptWI.png https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought Current Conditions 28 Day Streamflow Streamflow over the past 4 weeks is in the 10-24th percentile in the Baraboo and lower Wisconsin river basin Streamflow is in the 76-90th percentile in far southeast Wisconsin Streamflow is in the 25-75th (the normal category) for the remainder of southern Wisconsin Soil Moisture is in the 20-30th percentile in the drought areas of southern WI CPC Calculated Soil Moisture Percentile April 14, 2024 https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?r=wi&id=pa01d&sid=w__map https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought Fire Hazard Impacts The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook indicates above normal for Wisconsin for April DNR Fire Danger is low for southern Wisconsin Image Caption: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Monthly Outlook Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center Latest WI DNR Fire Danger map available here and DNR Burn Restrictions available here. If using this slide: Please limit to 2 total images per slide. https://glff.mesowest.org/map/#/c4357,-8941,8/g1/mc/vbui/s/n/o4.1,9.1/zt NICC outlook maps are set to auto-update. New maps are produced on the first weekday of each month (see direct links below) Can also include Burn Ban info here If your area or state has other parameters available (i.e KBDI, ERC, etc) you can add these as well. 1-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month1_outlook.png 2-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month2_outlook.png 3-Month:https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month3_outlook.png 4-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month4_outlook.png Homepage: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive-services/outlooks Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Streamflow over the past 4 weeks is in the 10-24th percentile in the Baraboo and lower Wisconsin river basin Agricultural Impacts None known at this time Fire Hazard Impacts The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook indicates above normal for Wisconsin for April DNR Fire Danger is low for southern Wisconsin Mitigation Actions None known at this time Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter This slide is required https://glff.mesowest.org/map/#/c4357,-8941,8/g1/mc/vbui/s/n/o4.1,9.1/zt Week 2 Outlook The are enhanced odds for above average temperature and above average precipitation during the last week of April. Extended Week 3-4 Outlook The are enhanced odds for above average temperature and equal chances of above, near, and below average precipitation during April 27 to May 10. May June July Outlook The are enhanced odds for above average temperature and equal chances of above, near, and below average precipitation for the May, June, July time period. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The Climate Prediction Center’s drought outlook for April through July indicates some improvement to drought removal likely for the drought areas in southern Wisconsin. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook THIS SLIDE IS REQUIRED Both the Monthly and the Seasonal Drought Outlook images will auto-populate, but please only include one on the slide, moving the other off to the right. Use whichever image tells the best story for your area of interest. Be sure to use the correct caption box and edit the released and valid dates as well. You can and should reference the temperature and precipitation outlooks to support the message, but please keep this slide to 1 image. Discussions: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/mdo_summary.php https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.php For USAPI, can consider using NMME imagery for temperature and/or precipitation to help message potential drought improvement/degradation/amelioration.