Drought, Oconto
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Wisconsin, March 1 to 31, 1999
It was a very dry month across northeast Wisconsin with numerous small grass fires. Many locations received less than a quarter inch of precipitation for the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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 GRB wrote it up.
It was a very dry month across northeast Wisconsin with numerous small grass fires. Many locations received less than a quarter inch of precipitation for the month. Green Bay (Brown county) not only had its driest March on record with 0.15 inch, but it was also the 6th driest month of all time. No measurable precipitation was recorded in Green Bay during the last 22 days of the month. Antigo in Langlade county (0.11 inch) and Wisconsin Rapids in Wood county (0.13 inch) recorded even less precipitation than Green Bay. It was the second driest March on record at Oshkosh, in Winnebago county, according to the local newspaper (0.17 inch).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Marinette
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Menominee
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Shawano
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Waupaca
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Portage
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Waushara
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Manitowoc
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kewaunee
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Vilas
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Oneida
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Langlade
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Forest
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Florence
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marathon
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Door
- When
- March 1, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Winnebago
- When
- March 10, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Brown
- When
- March 10, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wood
- When
- March 10, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Outagamie
- When
- March 10, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Calumet
- When
- March 10, 12:01 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (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
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Washington, March 1 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 1, 1999
- Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Cold in Ohio, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 1999
- Drought in Maryland, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 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: 5692209, 5692210, 5692211, 5692212, 5692213, 5692214, 5692215, 5692216, 5692217, 5692218, 5692219, 5692220, 5692221, 5692222, 5692223, 5692224, 5692225, 5691810, 5691811, 5691812, 5692207, 5692208.