Rainfall amounts during the past week were generally below average across the southern half of Central Alabama...while the northern half of the area received above normal rainfall. However...there has been little change in the drought situation across Central Alabama. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicates D2 Severe to D3 Extreme Drought conditions north and east of a line from near Haleyville to Gordo to Uniontown to Lowndesboro to Auburn. Remaining areas to the south and west are in D0 Abnormally Dry to D1 Moderate Drought conditions.
The Drought Monitor classifies drought within one of these five categories:
D0...Abnormally Dry
D1...Moderate Drought
D2...Severe Drought
D3...Extreme Drought
D4...Exceptional Drought
Rainfall averaged one to three inches north of a line from near Vernon to Lafayette during the past week. Areas south of this line generally received less than an inch of rain. So far in May... rainfall has averaged from one and a half to four inches...although areas in extreme Southeast Alabama around Troy have received less than an inch. For the year...rainfall has averaged from seventeen to twenty five inches. For the month of May...average rainfall is from four and one quarter to four and three quarter inches.
Some precipitation amounts for Central Alabama from January 1st through May 14th:(For up to the most recent climate report...click on the city.)
Birmingham
22.88
Montgomery
17.11
Anniston
18.50
Tuscaloosa
19.05
Calera
25.09
Troy
19.50
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