(6 of 6) During March, 61% of the contiguous U.S. was in drought — the largest extent since the fall of 2012: NOAANCEI StateOfClimate
Tumbleweeds collect on the banks of Lake Powell on March 28, 2022 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, water levels at Lake Powell have dropped to their lowest levels since the lake was created by damming the Colorado River in 1963. Lake Powell is currently at 25% of capacity, a historic low, and has also lost at least 7% of its total capacity.
The year-to-date average rainfall was 5.66 inches — 1.30 inches below average — ranking as the seventh-driest January-March period for the U.S. on record. During March, drought coverage across the contiguous U.S. reached 61% — the largest observed extent of drought since fall of 2012. With below-average snow cover and critically low reservoirs in some places, concerns are mounting that the western drought will continue to intensify and strain water supplies.The average monthly temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 44.1 degrees F and ranked in the warmest third of the 128-year climate record.
The average precipitation in the contiguous U.S. last month was 2.26 inches , ranking in the driest third of the climate record.
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