SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – While most of Central New York remains classified as ‘abnormally dry’ on the latest Drought Monitor, drought conditions are worsening in other parts of the state.
Head to the drought monitor site
Use the slider below to compare last week’s map to the most recent update:
Notice that while conditions are relatively unchanged in central and western New York, areas just south of Albany, all the way south through the Hudson Valley to New York City, are now in severe drought.
It’s easy to see why when you look at the total rainfall in these areas since October 1. Albany has picked up just over an inch and a half of rain since the start of October, which is 3.62” below average for the period.
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Compare this to Poughkeepsie, only picked up 0.40” of rain since October 1, an astounding 4.70” below average.
New York City’s Central Park has received just under two-tenths of an inch of rain since the beginning of October, which is 5.70” below average through November 13. This comes after a record dry October for the Big Apple, with just 0.01” of rain for the entire month.