GLOBAL WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

MAY 2001

NORTH AMERICA

East-Central

Temperatures averaged 2°C to 6°C (4°F-12°F) above normal across the northeastern United States and the eastern half of Ontario while temperatures were 5°C to 9°C (10°F-18°F) above normal across Quebec. Highs were generally above 30°C (86°F) along the Atlantic Seaboard and northern Appalachians.

Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan

Little or no precipitation fell on Montana, southern Alberta, and southwestern Manitoba during the third week.

UNITED STATES

Central

Rainfall of 4.00"-8.00") fell across parts of eastern Nebraska, north-central Kansas, and central Iowa. 

Eastern and Southern 

Little or no rain fell on the United States east of the Mississippi River this The first week as very dry weather continued to dominate the region.

Western

Temperatures averaged 2°C to 6°C (4°F-12°F) above normal, with highs ranging from 30°C to 38°C (86°F-100°F).

SOUTH AMERICA

Central and Southern 

Temperatures averaged 2°C to 6°C (4(F-12(F) below normal across South America from southern Bolivia to central Argentina. Subfreezing temperatures were reported as far north as southern Cordoba while the mercury dropped below 10°C (50(F) across all of Uruguay and Argentina. Highs generally remained below 30°C (86(F) across the region.

East-Central 

Heavy rains returned to southern Brazil and to northern and eastern Uruguay during the first week. Scattered heavy rains of 100 to 200 mm (4.00"-8.00") also soaked parts of northwestern Cordoba province of Argentina while 25 to 100 mm (1.00"-4.00") fell across the remainder of the region.

EUROPE

Eastern 

Temperatures averaged 3°C to 6°C (6(F-12(F) above normal dominated eastern Europe from eastern Poland and western Ukraine eastward to the Urals while temperatures averaged 6°C to 9°C (12(F-18(F) above normal across northern European Russia. Subfreezing lows were restricted to northeastern European Russia while highs ranged from 20°C to 29°C (68(F-84(F) at most locations.

Southeastern  

Moderate to heavy showers dropped 25 to 100 mm (1.00”-4.00”) of rain on most of Bulgaria, Greece, and northwestern Turkey.

AFRICA

Southern 

Rainfall of 50 and 100 mm (2.00"-4.00") of rain soaked north-central South Africa while 25 to 50 mm (1.00"-2.00") fell on the outer remainder of northern South Africa. Meanwhile, 25 to 50 mm (1.00"-2.00"), with locally heavier amounts of up to 200 mm (8.00"), dampened southern Botswana.

RUSSIA

Central Siberia:

Temperatures were 2°C to 5°C (4(F-10(F) below normal in central Siberia, with lows plummeting below -20°C (-4(F) across the entire region. The mercury managed to climb above 0°C (32(F).

ASIA

East-Central 

Little or no rain fell on Hokkaido and northern Honshu Islands of Japan and on most of the Korean Peninsula; however, variable moderate to heavy rains  of 25 to 200 mm (1.00"-2.00") brought relief to the Japanese islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, and southern Honshu, and to extreme southern South Korea.

Temperatures averaged 3°C to 9°C (6°F-18°F) above normal across eastern Mongolia, northeastern China, southeastern Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. The mercury reached 41°C (106°F) as far north as Chaoyang, China.

South-Central 

Temperatures averaged 4°C to 9°C (8°F-18°F) across northern and eastern Pakistan while temperatures averaging 2°C to 5°C (4°F-10°F) above normal dominated northwestern India.