The severe drought area in Massachusetts was expanded this week and abnormally dry conditions were expanded, and some new pockets of moderate drought conditions were introduced over western New York and northern Pennsylvania. Improvements were also made to abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions in northern Vermont as well as to moderate drought in central Maine.

A large rain event occurred through much of the region and allowed for some improvement to the abnormally dry conditions in New Jersey, southeast New York, and western Connecticut and slowed down degradation through New England. The coastal areas of the region were warmer than normal this week with departures of 2-4 degrees above normal common from New Jersey to Maine. With the dryness and heat, the flash drought that has been developing in the central to southern Plains developed even more this week with the wet conditions of May and June quickly being forgotten. The coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest were cooler than normal while the Great Basin was warmer than normal with departures of 6-8 degrees above normal. Warmer-than-normal temperatures dominated the western half of the country with areas from Montana to Texas recording temperatures that were 6-8 degrees above normal. The areas with the most rain also had the coolest temperatures, with much of the Midwest and Southeast cooler than normal for the week with departures of 2-4 degrees below normal. Portions of the Midwest and into the Southeast had some amounts over 3 inches for the week and even widespread 5+ inch amounts in the coastal areas of Florida, and some rain at the end of the period allowed for much of New England to stay status quo for the week and even see a few improvements. recorded precipitation during the last week, with only a few pockets that missed out.

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