The forecast through July indicates that water surpluses will persist in Northeast China and the Yellow River Watershed but shrink considerably in the Yangtze region. Deficits in Southeast China will shrink and downgrade. Mild surpluses are forecast in Japan and normal conditions in Korea.

The forecast through June indicates widespread water surpluses in the Yellow River Watershed and Northeast China. Deficits will shrink in the southeast but will be extreme in Fujian. In Japan, deficits are expected in Hokkaido and in Honshu’s Yamagata Prefecture.

The forecast through May indicates that water surpluses will remain widespread in Northeast China and the Yellow River Basin but will shrink in the southern Yangtze Basin. Widespread deficits will persist in Southeast China, shrinking in Guangdong. Deficits in Taiwan will moderate.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates widespread water deficits in Southeast China including extreme to exceptional anomalies. Surpluses will remain widespread and intense in Northeast China and in the Yellow River Watershed but will shrink and downgrade in the Yangtze region.

The forecast through March 2021 indicates that water surpluses will remain widespread in the Yellow and Yangtze River Watersheds, shrinking south of the Yangtze. Deficits are forecast for China’s coastal southeast, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, and surpluses in North Korea.