Drought — Wapello, Iowa

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Wapello, Iowa

Event narrative

Severe drought persisted in western Wapello county during January with near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. Extreme drought was no longer observed in the county by the end of January. Longer term dryness kept from any further improvements.

Wider weather episode

Severe to extreme drought remained over much of central Iowa although with some minor improvement given another month of near to above normal precipitation. However, longer term drought deficits remain problematic for much of the area. Despite a strong cold snap in the middle of January, temperatures were near normal for the month over much of the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1153299. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.