Drought — Southern Aitkin, Minnesota

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · Southern Aitkin, Minnesota

Event narrative

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month in areas near the Mississippi River. No changes were seen over the course of the month with rainfall up to an inch below normal.

Wider weather episode

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across parts of Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing and Aitkin counties during November. Lingering wet conditions from the end of October led to some slight improvement in D2 Severe Drought across Koochiching County during the first week of the month, but minimal changes were observed over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was generally below normal with a few pockets of slightly above normal amounts in the Arrowhead.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146957. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.