Drought — Florence, Wisconsin

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Florence, Wisconsin

Event narrative

At the beginning of the month, Moderate Drought (D1) conditions were noted across the county. Thunderstorms brought some much needed rain. The rainfall total at Florence was 4.13 inches or 0.30 inches above normal (110% of normal). By the end of the month, most of the county was in Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions with only the southwest portion of the county in Moderate Drought (D1).

Wider weather episode

Below normal rainfall was noted at many location in May and June which resulted in

Abnormally Dry (D0) and Moderate Drought (D1) conditions at the beginning of the month. Above normal temperatures, and below normal rainfall at many locations resulted

in worsening drought conditions into the Severe Drought (D2) south of Highway 10 across central and east-central Wisconsin. Abnormally Dry (D0) and Moderate Drought (D1) conditions prevailed north of Highway 10 at the end of the month. The drought was beginning to stress the corn and soybean crops across central and east-central Wisconsin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1138392. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.