Drought — Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

2022-10-01 to 2022-10-18 · Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

Wider weather episode

The United States Drought Monitor (USDM) continued to indicate severe drought conditions across portions of Litchfield County in Connecticut through the first half of October before it was downgraded on October 18.

Above normal precipitation from September through October improved drought conditions across the region allowing the severe drought to end.

With the severe drought ending, the Connecticut Interagency Drought Workgroup downgraded Litchfield County to a Stage 1 (below normal conditions) drought declaration.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1059102. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.