Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997

Name: Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997
Start: 1997-08-01T00:00
End: 1997-08-31T23:59
Location: New York

August 1 to 31, 1997 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $200,000
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Sullivan

When: August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Crop damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A very dry summer finally culminated in major crop failures come harvest time towards the end of August. Sweet corn and tomatoes, two of the major money making crops for small farmers in Sullivan county, appeared to suffer some of the worst damage. According to figures from some of the individual farmers themselves and also the New York State Agricultural Extension Service, losses nearing a quarter of a million dollars were tallied. Financial assistance was granted in many cases. Precipitation figures across the region averaged less than 30% of normal for the period from June 1st to the end of August. At long last, a couple of more significant rainfall events began to ease the situation at the very end of August.

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5617812.