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United States: Intense water deficits in AZ, NM, CO, WY, CA

United States: Intense water deficits in AZ, NM, CO, WY, CA

Water deficits in the West will shrink overall through March 2021, but anomalies will remain widespread and will be intense in Arizona, New Mexico, central Colorado, western Wyoming, and pockets of Southern California. Deficits in North Dakota will intensify, becoming exceptional.

United States: Water deficits in the West & SW will shrink

United States: Water deficits in the West & SW will shrink

The forecast through January 2021 indicates that widespread, intense water deficits in the West, Southwest, and Northeast will shrink and downgrade considerably. Intense deficits are forecast for Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Florida. Surpluses will emerge in the Northwest.