Drought — Cedar, Missouri

2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 · Cedar, Missouri

Event narrative

Enough rain fell towards the middle to end of the month to improve conditions back to moderate drought. Farm and stock ponds continued to see impacts along with ground water levels and reservoirs. Crop loss estimates notated in this month encompass losses from continued drought since spring 2023.

Wider weather episode

Some locations saw improvement through the month. Severe (D2) drought contracted in parts of west central Missouri, but expanded into east central and south central Missouri. Some locations in central Missouri noted Extreme (D3) drought by the end of the month. Moderate (D1) Drought and Abnormally Dry (D0) condition areas made up much of the remainder of the area though some locations saw the removal of all drought conditions. The primary impacts of the drought occurred in the agricultural communities. Dry stock ponds and low flows on some streams and rivers continued.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147475. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.