Much of the region was near normal to slightly below normal for temperatures this week. The western portion was the exception, with temperatures 3–6 degrees above normal. The coolest readings were along Florida’s Atlantic coast, where several rain events helped reduce temperatures. Outside of Florida, the region remained dry, with most areas recording little to no precipitation this week.

Coastal eastern Florida and much of southern Florida recorded above-normal precipitation, with some localized areas exceeding 6 inches. Continued dryness across the region led to widespread degradation in drought conditions. Nearly the entire state of Alabama experienced a one-category worsening, with extreme drought spreading across the southeast and severe drought affecting much of the state.

In Georgia, exceptional drought expanded eastward, while extreme drought in northern areas shifted slightly south. Across the Carolinas, severe drought spread across much of eastern South Carolina, with extreme drought expanding in the far southeast. Extreme drought also expanded along the North Carolina–South Carolina border and in western and northeastern North Carolina. Florida received enough rainfall to prevent degradation this week, despite below-normal precipitation in some areas. Improvements were observed along the Atlantic coast and in parts of central Florida.

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