Drought in Mackinac, Michigan

The first five months of 2010 were quite dry across Eastern Upper and far Northern Lower Michigan. In Sault Ste Marie, total precipitation from January through May was 3.70 inches, compared to a normal of 10.43 inches. Drought conditions developed as the year progressed, and by mid May western Mackinac County was considered to be in a severe drought. This categorization would expand into all of Eastern Upper Michigan in early June, before rainier weather eased drought concerns later in the month.