summary from http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/Narrative.aspx dated sept 13 2016 [quote]. Ongoing dryness coupled with unseasonably high temperatures necessitated rapid expansion of Abnormal Dryness (D0) and varying degrees of drought from Virginia into southern New England. Temperatures for the week averaged 5 to 12°F above normal, with daytime highs eclipsing 90°F for much of the week across southern portions of the region. Likewise, rainfall from post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine and a passing cold front disappointed, with most areas reporting less than half an inch. In the expanded Extreme Drought (D3) area, rainfall over the past 6 months has totaled a meager 50 to 60 percent of normal, with most streamflows in the lowest 5th percentile. Farther south, despite a wet signal out to 90 days, 90-degree heat coupled with acute short-term dryness (30-day rainfall totaling less than 40 percent of normal, locally less than 10 percent) led to a widespread expansion of D0 across portions of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania. Moderate Drought (D1) likewise expanded over much of New Jersey due to equally low 30-day rainfall values on top of drier-than-normal conditions over the past 60 days. Despite the heat and dryness, heavy downpours (locally more than 2 inches) led to some drought reduction in western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. [/quote] 5 to 12°F ABOVE normal for the week. In some north eastern states an above average temp of 3 degrees F for a week or longer have not happened in 100 years. couple that with 50-60% annual rainfall (half to two thirds the rain those states were supposed to get according to yearly average) which in some northeastern states has not happened ever within recorded weather... yea what's that about climate change not existing? the above summary and list of drought regions (D0-D3 ect...) conditions is literal proof of a change in climate. This is a summary of North East USA; from West Virginia/Maryland to Maine along the seacoast. the image is of the drought afflicted regions in the North East region for the past calendar year.