Drought — Koochiching, Minnesota

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · Koochiching, Minnesota

Event narrative

August began with a small area of D2 Severe Drought across the far southwestern corner of Koochiching County. This area expanded slightly with the update on the 22nd with no additional worsening of drought conditions over the remainder of the month. Most of the county only received around 50-70 percent of normal rainfall for the month, but areas around International Falls actually saw above normal rainfall for the month.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions persisted across northeastern Minnesota during the month of August. Rainfall continued to be in short supply across much of the region with areas receiving only about 50 percent or less of normal rainfall for the month. Localized heavy rainfall during the beginning of the month in the Brainerd Lakes area led to some improvement, but with dry conditions over the remainder of the month, D3 Extreme Drought spread across the southern reaches of northeastern Minnesota by the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131961. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.