Drought in Richland, Wisconsin

Drought May 1, 2024 – May 21, 2024 · Richland, Wisconsin

What the National Weather Service wrote

Above normal total monthly precipitation near 7.5 inches resulted in reduction of severe (D2) to moderate (D1) drought in Richland County through May.

The wider storm

Long standing abnormally dry conditions resulted in severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought affecting counties from southwest into central Wisconsin from original issuance in June 2023 to the onset of May 2024. A steady wetting pattern over the winter months into spring slowly alleviated severe (D2) drought across portions of southwest and central Wisconsin through April. Monthly rainfall in May finished 2 to 4 inches above normal, reducing all remaining severe (D2) drought to moderate (D1) through the middle of May and ending the drought by month's end.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1183631. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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