Drought in Ohio, August 1 to 31, 1996

Name: Drought in Ohio, August 1 to 31, 1996
Start: 1996-08-01T00:00
End: 1996-08-31T23:59
Location: Ohio

August 1 to 31, 1996 · NWS CLE · 30 events in 30 counties and zones

Dry weather persisted throughout the month across northern Ohio. Rainfall averaged from a few tenths of an inch in north central and northwest Ohio to one to two inches in extreme northeast Ohio.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.

Dry weather persisted throughout the month across northern Ohio. Rainfall averaged from a few tenths of an inch in north central and northwest Ohio to one to two inches in extreme northeast Ohio. August rainfall normally averages between three and four inches. Rainfall totals were .76 inches at Toledo Airport and .71 inches at Cleveland Airport, which rank among the five driest Augusts on record. Crops that normally mature during August were affected by the dry weather and crop losses were predicted at ten to thirty percent. The actual dollar amount of crop loss was unknown.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

30 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Wayne

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stark

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Stark forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mahoning

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Mahoning forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morrow

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Morrow forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Holmes

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Knox

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fulton

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lucas

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lucas forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henry

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wood

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ottawa

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sandusky

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Sandusky forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Erie

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Erie forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lorain

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lorain forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cuyahoga

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lake

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lake forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Geauga

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Geauga forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ashtabula

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Ashtabula forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hancock

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Seneca

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Seneca forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Huron

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Huron forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Medina

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Medina forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Summit

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Summit forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Portage

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Portage forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Trumbull

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Trumbull forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wyandot

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wyandot forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crawford

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Richland

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Richland forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ashland

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Ashland forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, August 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566860, 5566861, 5566862, 5566863, 5566864, 5566865, 5566866, 5567287, 5567288, 5567289, 5567290, 5567291, 5567292, 5567293, 5567294, 5567295, 5567296, 5567297, 5567298, 5567299, 5567300, 5567301, 5567302, 5567303, 5567304, 5567305, 5567306, 5567307, 5567308, 5567309.