Drought — Humboldt, Iowa

2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Humboldt, Iowa

Event narrative

Severe to extreme drought conditions persisted across Humboldt County during December despite above normal precipitation. With the ground frozen, there was little if any recharge of soils and ground water.

Wider weather episode

Severe to local extreme drought conditions persisted across Iowa in December. Despite generally favorable precipitation in northwest Iowa, frozen ground conditions limited soil and ground water recharge. In southeast Iowa, the drier than normal conditions persisted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1065378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.