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Drought in Humboldt, Iowa

Drought January 1, 2023 – January 31, 2023 · Humboldt, Iowa

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

Severe to local extreme drought conditions persisted across Iowa in January. However, there was normal to above normal moisture during the month which helped to slightly improve conditions although this was limited by frozen ground conditions in many areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1075164. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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