Massachusetts, 1999

Drought in Massachusetts, August 1 to 31, 1999

August 1 to 31, 1999 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Berkshire

When
August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 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)

August 99 was the peak of the long term drought across Western Massachusetts that began in July of 98. The fourteen month stretch, ending in August, saw rainfall and melted snowfall throughout the region tallying up to only about 80 percent of normal. The long term drought combined with the heat of the summer, resulted in a drought warning across the Berkshires. The drought resulted in low levels of streams, and many wells went completely dry. Most communities implemented voluntary or mandatory water restrictions.

What these are

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

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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: 5714662.