Drought — Pocahontas, Iowa

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Pocahontas, Iowa

Event narrative

Severe drought affected Pocahontas County as above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall occurred during August.

Wider weather episode

Above normal temperatures and lack of rainfall led to severe and extreme drought conditions for all of August for portions of Iowa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.