Drought — Butler, Iowa

2024-05-01 to 2024-05-21 · Butler, Iowa

Event narrative

Ample rainfall during the spring continued across Butler County into second half of May with severe drought conditions ending.

Wider weather episode

Rainfall during the spring remained generous and actually lead to flood conditions along rivers in central Iowa. The rainfall helped to alleviate the long term drought conditions with severe drought ending across all portions of central Iowa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170206. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.