Drought in Massachusetts, April 1 to 30, 1999

Name: Drought in Massachusetts, April 1 to 30, 1999
Start: 1999-04-01T00:00
End: 1999-04-30T23:59
Location: Massachusetts

April 1 to 30, 1999 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Berkshire

When: April 1, 12:00 AM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Berkshire forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall was well short of normal across western Massachusetts during the month of April. North Adams reported only 1.05 inches of rainfall for the entire month, which was 2.98 inches below normal. Pittsfield reported just 1.49 which was 2.38 inches below normal. Other monthly samples included 2.05 inches at Great Barrington and 2.52 at Dalton. The combination of low rainfall, along with frequent gusty winds, turned the underbrush into tinder. This scenario led to some brush fires during the month across the Berkshires.

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 Massachusetts in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Massachusetts, April 1999

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: 5692455.