Drought — Lucas, Iowa

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Lucas, Iowa

Event narrative

Despite a few different periods of rain during the month, severe to extreme drought conditions persisted in Lucas County during July.

Wider weather episode

Below normal rainfall and very warm to hot conditions allowed severe to extreme drought to persist across portions of western and southern Iowa through July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1108458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.