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Precipitation fell across most of the Northeast this week, but amounts varied greatly across the region. Above-normal precipitation, with rainfall amounts between 200%-400% of normal, fell from central Pennsylvania to western Massachusetts, as well as parts of southern West Virginia and northern parts of New York and New Hampshire. Heavy rainfall totals allowed for improvements of abnormal dryness in parts of western Massachusetts and from eastern Maryland to southern New Jersey. Moderate to severe drought were also improved from central Maryland to south-central Pennsylvania, where above-normal precipitation fell. Most other areas were drier than normal, which resulted in the expansion and intensification of drought. Abnormal dryness was expanded in central New Hampshire and was introduced into southern Maine. Moderate to severe drought were expanded in Ohio, while moderate to extreme drought were expanded in northern portions of West Virginia and western Maryland. For the week, average temperatures were near or above normal across most of the region with departures ranging from 1 to 6 degrees F above normal.
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