Drought — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Continued dry conditions allowed for D2 (severe) drought conditions to continue across Schuylkill County throughout all of February 2025.

Wider weather episode

Dry conditions allowed for severe (D2) drought conditions to continue across southeastern Pennsylvania through February 2025. Multiple rounds of precipitation did allow for some relief; however, long-term precipitation deficits kept much of southeastern Pennsylvania in severe drought. Dry conditions towards the end of the month did allow for slight expansion of severe drought in portions of York County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1234792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.