Drought — Coastal Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

2023-10-01 to 2023-10-31 · Coastal Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Event narrative

The parish was under D3-D4 drought for the entire month.

Wider weather episode

The overall weather pattern over the previous few months had been unusually dry with the entire region starting October in D3 or D4 drought. October is typically one of the drier months of the local area and this year was no different. Although some cold fronts moved through, little or no rain fell. Areal ASOS (automated surface observing systems) sites only measured appreciable rainfall on 1 day of the entire month. Thus, D3-D4 conditions persisted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.