Drought — Sawyer, Wisconsin

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

Event narrative

September began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across most of the county along with a small area of D3 Extreme Drought in the far west-central part of the county. The area of D3 Extreme Drought expanded slightly along the western border of the county with the update on the 5th, but was generally unchanged until the update on the 26th which saw the removal of D3 Extreme Drought from the county. A tiny area of D1 Moderate Drought was also added along the southern border with this update as well. Rainfall for the month was slightly 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 1141286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.