Looking at all that, the Department of Ecology may issue for the first time a drought advisory, an early warning to be careful with water.
The U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday categorized 12 percent of the state in a moderate drought, the first time this year any part of the state has been considered to be in a drought.
Most of Eastern Washington remains far from drought conditions.
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond said Friday he expects the rest of the summer to be warmer than usual, though not as hot as 2015, the last year Washington declared a drought emergency.
The Bureau of Reclamation will revise the forecast in early July.
Ecology decided to issue drought advisories to alert farmers and others that more severe shortages could be developing, Marti said.
If conditions harden into a drought, Ecology will be able to authorize farmers to use emergency drought wells.
Ecology will consult with other state agencies before issuing a drought advisory.
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A hosepipe ban is now in operation in the Greater Dublin area as Irish Water calls urgently on the public to conserve water.
Production plants are struggling to meet increasing demand as drought conditions take a grip around the country, As the heatwave continues, the demand for water is outstripping supply across the country.
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From today, Dubliners will be fined for using a hosepipe to water their garden, wash their car, or fill their children’s paddling pool.
This could be extended beyond the capital within days, as Irish Water urgently appeals to the public to conserve water as much as possible and avoid unnecessary use.
In response to the urgent need to conserve water, a Water Conservation Order in the Greater Dublin Area with take effect from Monday 2nd July.
View a map of the GDA area here https://t.co/DrAmxz1y0N and to learn more about the order visit https://t.co/TIxb5Jm2Zd #Conservewater — Irish Water (@IrishWater) July 1, 2018 It’s been dry for the past four months, with Met Éireann reporting rainfall on par with 1976 when the country suffered a major drought.
The Water Conservation Order for Dublin will be in place for the whole of the month, but Irish Water already says it may have to extend that, to protect longer-term supplies in late summer and autumn.
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As Irish Water warned the current ban would be extended "across the country" in the coming days, it signalled those who persistently waste water would not go unpunished.
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The utility said that while it did not want to take people to court, it would "review its options in the case of a persistent breach of the order combined with a refusal to pay the on-thespot fine".
Extra staff are being drafted in to man the utility’s helpline, where members of the public can report people breaching the unprecedented order not to water gardens or wash cars with hoses.
A spokesperson said they expected the vast majority of the public would be "law-abiding" and adhere to the Water The situation is `critical’, says Irish Water chief Jerry Grant But Irish Water warned it would act in cases where there is "excessive and continuous usage".
The company did not give further detail on plans to enforce the ban.
He thanked families and businesses who had been making conservation efforts, but warned that the hot and dry weather could be prolonged.
"We have to be mindful of how we are using water and mindful of others," he said.
Irish Water said conserving water now would safeguard supplies in the autumn.
Water usage in the Greater Dublin Area dropped marginally ahead of the ban.

THERE IS GOOD news for those who’ve been enjoying the sun over the past few weeks: we’re set for another hot week with “little or no rain forecast” across the country.
However, that means that Met Éireann’s status yellow drought warning remains in place as this week gets underway with temperatures reaching as high as 27 degrees in some parts of the country today.
A separate status yellow warning kicks into effect at 11am today for most of the country – in Munster, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Leitrim and Roscommon – due to the high temperatures.
The warmest weather today will be found in Munster and south Leinster, and the warm, dry weather will continue into tomorrow.
Wednesday is forecast to be largely similar, with the slight risk of one or two isolated shower.
Apart from some cloudy intervals early this morning, today will be warm & mostly sunny with light to moderate NE breezes.
Highs 22-28C for much of the country, warmest in Munster and south Leinster.
Cooler in northern and western parts of Connacht & Ulster with highs of 15 to 21C — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 2, 2018 Looking further ahead, the rest of the week will be largely similar with temperatures likely in the mid-to-low twenties throughout.
Met Éireann added in its forecast: “At the moment it looks like the early days of next week will continue warm, dry and mostly sunny.” However, the drought conditions have contributed to a hosepipe ban introduced by Irish Water, which has urged customers to conserve water.

Countrywide, the week ahead is forecast to be warm, dry and sunny, with a drought warning in place until Friday, 6 July.
It will become very warm as temperatures reach 20°C to 27°C, again slightly cooler near coasts due to onshore sea breezes.
High pressure and settled conditions will persist throughout the coming week, with warm, dry and sunny conditions countrywide.
Farming forecast It has been completely dry in Ireland this past week except for the far southeast of the country where a trace of rain was recorded, amounting to just 0.1mm.
There will be almost no rainfall this week either except for the odd shower or spot of misty drizzle from very weak weather fronts.
They’ve warned that well-trodden paths could be slippy for people and animals.
Heatwave advice Human health and animal health: precautions and regular checking of animals is advised with the increased temperatures over the coming week.
Animal transportation: there are a number of factors that should be kept in mind when transporting livestock.
Silage and topping: an increasing soil moisture deficit is starting to hit growth and yield in second-cut crops.
Water advice: water intake will be much higher next week, so it is important to ensure that facilities can deal with increased demand.

From Friday farmers in the whole Oost-Brabant are banned from using surface water – water from lakes and rivers – to irrigate their fields.
Everyone in the area is called on to be economical with their use of water, water board Aa en Maas announced, Omroep-Brabant reports.
This ban applies to the areas Beneden AA, Boven AA and Raam.
Surface water may still be used for the drinking water of cattle, for extinguishing fires, and if an adjustable drainage system is used.
Farmers who use groundwater, and not surface water, for irrigation can continue to irrigate their lands.
Noord-Brabant families are also called upon to be careful with their water use.
"On a hot day, 50 percent more drinking water is used than on a normal day in June.
We are well prepared for this, but everyone is called upon to use drinking water carefully", Brabant Water said.
The water company advises people to water the gardens less, postpone their car wash, and spread water use throughout the day as much as possible.
An irrigation from surface water ban already applies to farmers in Limburg and West-Brabant.

No end in sight to the dry and hot weather, according to Met Éireann Irish Water has warned that it will impose a hose pipe ban and that Ireland is experiencing a drought comparable only to 1976.
Eamon Gallen told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Irish Water has never had to implement Section 56 before.
If you save here then it benefits everybody else in the system.
Irish Water has never used Section 56 – we’re heading into a situation now where all options have to be considered.” Irish Water has identified 100 water schemes across the country at risk from drought.
The problem is most acute in the greater Dublin area where there is the greatest demand for water.
The station at Dublin Airport recorded just 19.1mms of rain in May, less than a third of the normal amount and to date there has been just 4.8mms of rain in Dublin for the entire month of June.
There is no end in sight for the drought.
There is a possibility of thundery rain in the Munster region on Sunday, but amounts will be small.
The rest of the country will stay dry.
“For anybody looking for rain, there is not going to be large quantities,” Met Éireann forecaster Joan Blackburn said.

Water companies have urged UK households to conserve supplies as the country continues to bask in a near record-breaking June heatwave.
The hot weather is likely to remain, with the sun expected to shine throughout the weekend and temperatures in the high 20s across much of Britain.
“In recent days our treatment works have been operating at near maximum levels with over 700m litres of water being put into the network, which is some 25% more than is normal for this time of the year,” she said.
“Despite these steps, demand continues to outstrip supply.
It would be our intention to introduce a formal hose pipe ban in an effort to protect the public against the increased threat of supply interruptions.” Huge spikes in demand for water at morning and evening peak times mean utility companies are having to pump billions more litres of water into the system, but they say it is often being used by customers as fast as it is supplied.
“Demand for water is massively up thanks to several weeks of extremely hot weather,” said Doug Clarke of Severn Trent.
The dry weather has forced some farmers to take desperate measures to keep their cattle alive.
Guy Smith, the deputy president of the National Farmers Union, said his farm had not seen any rain at all in June and that it was “getting to the point where rain won’t help”.
Andrew Webster, who runs a Jersey and Guernsey herd near Ashbourne, asked his water supplier Severn Trent to send a tanker for his 70 cows.
He was offered only bottled water.

Home | Weather Union Leader Correspondent Much of New Hampshire got a good soaking Thursday, but a long stretch of hot and mostly dry weather is expected to begin Friday that could exacerbate the moderate drought conditions already being seen in central and southern areas.
Residents whose wells dried up and farmers who struggled to grow their crops are hoping there’s no repeat of 2016 when the state experienced its worst drought since the 1960s.
“We don’t want to see a drought like 2016,” said Matt Scruton, who runs Ten Road Farm in Rochester and is president of the Strafford County Farm Bureau and second vice president of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau.
The heat is also expected to begin to build over the weekend and into next week with temperatures climbing to the low to mid-90s.
Brown said Sunday and Monday will be “brutal” and that the heat will likely last beyond the early part of next week.
For farmers, a continued dry spell is a concern, especially since many have fields that aren’t irrigated and they count on Mother Nature to cooperate.
Scruton said farmers are hopeful the weather will improve.
Christmas tree farms are also concerned.
“The trees rely on rain for growth or they’ll dry up.
Moore hopes Thursday’s rain will help.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona water officials committed Thursday to reach a multi-state plan by the end of the year to stave off Colorado River water shortages, or at least lessen the impact.
The amount of water that gets sent to the lower basin states — Arizona, Nevada and California — and Mexico depends on Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam.
The Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Project said they would form a committee to work out the details of a drought plan among Arizona water users and present it to the Legislature in January.
Ted Cooke, the general manager of the Central Arizona Project, said the key elements in Arizona are reaching agreement on how to handle any excess water, a program to allow tribes to store water behind Lake Mead, a mitigation plan for central Arizona farmers who would lose water under shortages and a water conservation plan.
The drought contingency plan is meant as an overlay to 2007 guidelines on what levels would trigger shortages and where they would be felt.
Mexico also has agreed to cutbacks.
The plan also gives states flexibility on how to help prop up Lake Mead and an opportunity to recover the water if the lake rises above certain levels.
Burman said other states would pressure her agency to limit Arizona’s water deliveries if it doesn’t agree on the drought plan.
Chris Harris, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California, said California agencies still are working out details of the drought contingency plan and keeping an eye on Arizona with "interest and cautious optimism."
___ Associated Press journalist Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.