Drought — Kewaunee, Wisconsin

2023-10-17 to 2023-10-23 · Kewaunee, Wisconsin

Event narrative

At the beginning of the month, Moderate Drought (D1) conditions prevailed across the county. The first half of October was very dry as Kewaunee recorded less than an inch of rain. The dry weather resulted in the northern half of the county being upgraded into the Severe Drought (D2) category on the 17th. The Severe Drought (D2) conditions were short-lived as thunderstorms brought 1 to 2 inches of rain on the 23rd into the 24th. The heavy rainfall brought an end to the Severe Drought (D2) conditions across the northern half of the county. Additional precipitation at the end of the month brought continued improvement in the drought into the Abnormally Dry (D0) category on the 31st. For the month, the precipitation total at Kewaunee was 4.60 inches or 158% of normal. It was the 11th wettest October on record.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions that developed during the summer continued into the fall. Rainfall totals over the first half of October were around an inch or less, which resulted in drought conditions worsening into the Severe Drought (D2) category on the 17th across much Brown and Outagamie counties and the northern half of Kewaunee County. The duration of the Severe Drought (D2) was short-lived as thunderstorms brought rainfall amounts over an inch on the 23rd into the 24th, which resulted in the area no longer being being designated in the Severe Drought (D2) on the 24th. By the end of the month, enough rain had fallen that the drought conditions improved into the Abnormally Dry (D0) category.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143902. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.