Drought — Galveston Island, Texas

2022-05-01 to 2022-05-30 · Galveston Island, Texas

Event narrative

Severe Drought continued through the month of May.

Wider weather episode

Large ridge of high pressure kept it hot and mainly dry with very little rainfall. This led to an expansion of severe to extreme drought through the period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1032236. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.