Louisiana, 2000

Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000

August 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$100 million
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, Caddo

When
August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Crop damage
$100 million
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

August 2000 was the driest month of record in Shreveport and the surrounding area where only a trace of rainfall was recorded resulting in numerous failed crops. Records began in 1871. In addition to being dry, August also tied the third warmest of record with an average temperature of 86.9 degrees. Sixteen days of triple digit high temperatures were recorded with a high of 109 degrees on the 31st. This was 1 degree from the highest ever recorded for any month. The 100 degree temperature was set on August 8, 1909.

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.

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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: 5155033.