Drought — Northern Cass, Minnesota

2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Northern Cass, Minnesota

Event narrative

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the northwestern two-thirds of northern Cass County through the month of December. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was within a half inch both above and below normal.

Wider weather episode

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across parts of central St. Louis, northern Itasca, Cass and Crow Wing counties during December. Aside from a reduction in the area of D2 Severe Drought across central St. Louis County with the update on the 17th, no other changes in D2 Severe Drought were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was generally within a half inch both above and below normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.