Drought in Pine, Minnesota

D2 Severe Drought covered the northern 2/3rds of the county at the start of March. Precipitation over the month was around 0.25 to 0.75 inches above normal which led to improvements in the drought status with the updates on the 17th and 31st. This left just the northwestern corner of the county in D2 Severe Drought at the end the month.

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across parts of northeastern Minnesota during the month of March. A slight reduction in the area of D2 Severe Drought was realized with the updates on the 17th and 31st, but no significant changes were observed. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 to 0.50 inches below normal in the western portion of the D2 Severe Drought area with 0.5 to 1 inches above normal in the eastern portion where the reduction in area occurred.