Drought — Ashland, Wisconsin

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Ashland, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The month began with D3 Extreme Drought in the Ashland area and D2 Severe Drought across the remainder of the county. Multiple rainfall events followed for the second half of the month leading to improving conditions. The area of D3 Extreme Drought was removed with the update on the 12th leaving D2 Severe Drought across the entirety of the county with no additional changes over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was around 1 inch above normal.

Wider weather episode

Widespread drought conditions persisted across northwest Wisconsin to start the month. Conditions worsened a bit during the first half of the month with the expansion of D3 Extreme Drought and the maintenance of D4 Exceptional Drought along the Bayfield Peninsula. Much needed rainfall was received over the latter half of September pushing totals for the month to around 1 to 3 inches above normal for most areas. This led to the removal of almost all of the areas of D3 Extreme Drought across the region with reductions in the areas of D2 Severe Drought as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1141283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.