Drought in Livingston, Missouri

Due to widespread dry conditions through the summer and early fall of 2018 most counties experienced extreme to exceptional drought (D3-D4). While some counties saw marked improvement through the late summer and early fall the drought continued into the second week of October. The drought improved area-wide after 6-12 inches of rain fell in a four day stretch in early October. This effectively ended the drought area-wide. While the exact damage costs are unknown, it is estimated that farmer across the entire region suffered millions of dollars of losses due to the extremely dry conditions.

After a very dry summer, exceptional drought (D4) conditions were experienced area-wide, resulting in heavy losses for local farmers. Things changed in October when widespread heavy rain effectively ended that drought. Widespread 6 to 9 inches of rain fell, with some locations receiving over a foot of rain over the 4 day stretch from October 6 through October 9. By October 9th, the drought was effectively ended by the UNL drought monitor.