Drought — Wood, Wisconsin

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

Event narrative

For the northwest two-thirds of the county, Moderate Drought (D0) conditions prevailed during the month. For the southeast third of the county, the Moderate Drought (D0) conditions worsened into the Severe Drought (D2) category by the middle of the month which continued into August. Wisconsin Rapids received 2.68 inches of rain for the month, or 75% of normal.

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 1138401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.