Drought — Sawyer, Wisconsin

2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 · Sawyer, Wisconsin

Event narrative

D2 Severe Drought persisted across the northeastern corner of the county with a small tail into the central part of the county for the month of December. The remainder of the county was covered by D1 Moderate Drought with a few very small areas of D0 Abnormally Dry across the far southern part of the county. Precipitation for December was up to an inch and a half above normal.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions persisted across parts of northwestern Wisconsin during the month of December. Areas of D2 Severe Drought covered parts or all of Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer and Price counties with no changes in coverage observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month ended up near to above normal over most of the area thanks to a warm storm that moved through the region during the Christmas holiday period bringing rainfall to most areas. The rainfall was not enough, however, to make much of a difference in the overall dry conditions. Portions of Iron, Bayfield and Price counties were D2 Severe Drought was in place actually ended up below normal for the month in terms of precipitation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151092. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.