Drought in Southern Lake, Minnesota

Following record snowfall over the preceding winter, drought conditions quickly spread across the Northland during the spring. A small area of D2 Significant Drought was added to far southwestern Lake County with the update on the 20th and persisted through the remainder of the month. Rainfall deficits around 2 inches were observed across much of southern Lake County which is about 40 to 60 percent of normal for the month of June.

Drought conditions spread across the Northland during the month of June with all areas seeing at least D0 Abnormally dry conditions by the end of the month. Some pockets of D2 Severe Drought began to appear during the middle of the month around the head of Lake Superior and in far southern areas of Crow Wing and Pine counties in northeastern Minnesota. Rainfall for the month of June was generally around 1 to 3 inches below normal aside from some parts of the Arrowhead that received above normal rainfall. Most areas on received around 50 percent of normal rainfall for the month leading to stress on crops and area waterways.