Drought in Palo Alto, Iowa

Drought May 1, 2023 – May 16, 2023 · Palo Alto, Iowa

What the National Weather Service wrote

Decent rainfall during the 1st half of May helped to reduce the severe drought to moderate drought across Palo Alto county. Some longer term residual dryness persists.

The wider storm

Increasing rainfall into the first half of May helped to end the severe drought conditions in portions of northwest Iowa. However, long term dryness still persists with moderate drought continuing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1088653. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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