Drought — Union, Iowa

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Union, Iowa

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions persisted across much of Union county for the duration of November given lack of rain and above normal temperatures.

Wider weather episode

Above normal teperatures through the fall along with precipitation remaining at or below normal for much of the area allowed drought to persist through November. The overall area of severe to extreme drought remained very stable for much of the month with only some minor expansion in the center part of the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145083. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.