Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2012

Name: Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2012
Start: 2012-07-01T00:00
End: 2012-07-31T23:59
Location: Iowa

July 1 to 31, 2012 · NWS DMX · 51 events in 51 counties and zones

Very warm and dry weather that began in the spring continued into the summer. Temperatures warmed sharply the last few days of June.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 51 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $2.4 billion
Events: 51

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 DMX wrote it up.

Very warm and dry weather that began in the spring continued into the summer. Temperatures warmed sharply the last few days of June. The heat persisted into July. Temperatures for the month of July were among the warmest on record. In Des Moines, the monthly mean temperature was the second highest of record, only eclipsed by July of 1936. Rainfall was in short supply across the state. Much of the state recorded less than 50% of normal rainfall for the month, with a few locations under 10% of normal. In addition, extended periods of temperatures above 95 F resulted in problems with pollination of the crops. Rapid deterioration of the corn and soybean crop took place with several periods of temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. By the end of the month, officials estimated that 20% of the crop yield had been lost to the drought. At the current price, the loss total was in excess of $2.25 billion. As of 31 July, the USDA reported that Secretarial Primary Drought Designations had been listed for 21 counties in the Des Moines CWA, with 11 receiving Contiguous Designation. The primary counties were Butler, Bremer, Hamilton, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, Boone, Story, Marshall, Tama, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Marion, Mahaska, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Appanoose, and Davis. Contiguous counties included Wright, Franklin, Webster, Greene, Dallas, Madison, Warren, Clarke, Taylor, Ringgold, and Taylor. The drought conditions continued into August.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 10:49 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 10:49 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1149 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT/
CONVECTIVE TRENDS ARE THE PRIMARY FOCUS YET AGAIN.  CURRENT
SITUATION HAS SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS WITH
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING ENHANCED VERTICAL MOTION FROM NE ACROSS
NW IA INTO MN...AHEAD OF TWO MINOR PV ANOMALIES REFLECTED BY
LOCALIZED DARKENING NEAR WRN NE/SD BORDER AND ACROSS NRN ND/MN.
THIS FORCING CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SCATTERED CONVECTION FROM NRN KS
INTO SRN SD WITH ITS FATE OUR IMMEDIATE CONCERN.  QUESTION WILL BE
WHETHER NERN NE CLUSTER WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME ROOTED LOWER AS IT
CROSSES THE MO RIVER EARLY THIS EVENING.  CONVERGENCE IS NOT
FAVORABLE...BUT CONSIDERING SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING AND 3500-5000
J/KG MLCAPES WITH LITTLE CIN NOT COMFORTABLE GOING DRY THIS EVENING
SO HAVE ADDED SLIGHT CHANCES SRN TWO THIRDS.  WITH 30-45KTS OF
EFFECTIVE SHEAR ANYTHING THAT DOES MATURE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE THE
CONDITIONAL POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE.

LATER TONIGHT...HAVE SOMEWHAT BETTER CONFIDENCE IN AT LEAST
SCATTERED CONVECTION BASED ON AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC FORCING ALONG
WITH INCREASING THERMODYNAMICS.  WARM ADVECTION INCREASES TONIGHT
WITH NAM/GFS 310K ISENT SURFACES BOTH SHOWING NW-SE ORIENTED
BAROCLINIC ZONE AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ON NOSE OF ALBEIT WEAK FLOW
AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT.  HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN DETAILS WITH
PARAMETERIZED AND EXPLICIT CONVECTION MODELS POINTING TOWARD VARIOUS
TEMPORAL AND SPACIAL SOLUTIONS...BUT ITS DIFFICULT TO IGNORE THE
OVERALL TREND OF BETTER POTENTIAL REACHING IA OVERNIGHT.

.LONG TERM.../SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
BIGGEST CHALLENGES WILL BE PRECIP CHANCES INITIALLY AND THEN
TEMPS/DEWPOINTS AND HEAT INDICES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD. SUNDAY COULD START WITH SOME LINGERING CONVECTION FROM AN
OVERNIGHT MCS...WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AS WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER RIDGE TRANSLATE
THROUGH THE STATE AND THETA-E ADVECTION SETS UP ACROSS THE CWA AND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. UPPER RIDGE THEN BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL US
FOR THE WORK WEEK...WITH ANY THREAT OF CONVECTION PUSHING NORTH OF
THE STATE AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. FOCUS THEN SHIFTS TO THE
HEAT AND HUMIDITY. H85 TEMPS PERSIST IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S CELSIUS
ACROSS THE STATE WITH DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO
HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE BY TUESDAY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. EVEN THOUGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ONLY APPROACH
CRITERIA...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE WARM. OVERALL DUE
TO THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE HEAT AND LITTLE COOLING EXPECTED AT
NIGHT...WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE FOR POSSIBILITY OF HEAT HEADLINES
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. UPPER RIDGE THEN BEGINS TO FLATTEN TOWARD THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO NORTHERN IOWA TOWARD FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND POSSIBLY BRING
SOME MINOR RELIEF TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...01/06Z
HIGH CIRRUS DECK WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND
SHOULD HINDER ANY DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT. CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MENTION
MVFR VIS AT MCW/ALO AND EVEN OTM AS STILL COULD SEE A FEW BREAKS IN
THE CIRRUS DECK. SOME WEAK MIXING TOMORROW WITH WARM FRONT MOVING
BACK NORTHWARD AND KEPT MENTION OF GUST TO 16-17 KNOTS.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...SMALL
LONG TERM...BEERENDS
AVIATION...PODRAZIK

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:52 PM CST, 9 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
352 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012

IAZ015-023-024-033>037-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-
011100-
PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-
MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
352 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE WEATHER.  DAMAGING WINDS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT LARGE
HAIL...WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY WITH A CONTINUED SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE 70S WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS WELL INTO THE 90S AND HEAT INDICES OFTEN EXCEEDING
100 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.

IAZ004>007-016-017-025>028-038-039-011100-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-
352 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
EVENING WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE 70S WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S AND HEAT INDICES
EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A BRIEF PERIOD OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY.

SMALL

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Event by event

51 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Adair

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Adair forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.331, -94.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Adams

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.029, -94.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Appanoose

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Appanoose forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.743, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Audubon

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Audubon forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.685, -94.906 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Black Hawk

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Black Hawk forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.470, -92.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Boone

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.037, -93.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bremer

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bremer forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.775, -92.318 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Butler

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Calhoun

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.385, -94.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carroll

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.036, -94.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cass

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.332, -94.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cerro Gordo

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cerro Gordo forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.082, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clarke

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.029, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crawford

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.037, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dallas

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.685, -94.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Davis

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Davis forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.748, -92.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Decatur

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Emmet

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Emmet forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.378, -94.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Franklin

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.733, -93.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Greene

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.036, -94.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grundy

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grundy forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.402, -92.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Guthrie

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Guthrie forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.684, -94.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hamilton

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.384, -93.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hancock

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.082, -93.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hardin

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.384, -93.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Humboldt

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Humboldt forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.777, -94.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jasper

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.686, -93.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kossuth

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kossuth forecast zone
Crop damage: $90 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.204, -94.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lucas

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lucas forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.029, -93.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Madison

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.331, -94.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mahaska

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Mahaska forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.335, -92.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.334, -93.099 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.036, -92.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Monroe

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.030, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Palo Alto

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Palo Alto forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.082, -94.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pocahontas

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Crop damage: $90 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.734, -94.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Polk

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.686, -93.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Poweshiek

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Poweshiek forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.686, -92.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ringgold

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ringgold forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.735, -94.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sac

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sac forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.386, -95.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Story

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Story forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.036, -93.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tama

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tama forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.080, -92.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Taylor

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.737, -94.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Union

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.028, -94.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wapello

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wapello forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.031, -92.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 41.334, -93.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wayne

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 40.740, -93.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Webster

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.428, -94.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Winnebago

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Winnebago forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.378, -93.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Worth

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Worth forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 43.377, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wright

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wright forecast zone
Crop damage: $45 million
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 42.733, -93.735 (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

Every storm in Iowa in 2012 Every state in 2012 This day in weather history Warnings in Iowa, July 2012

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: 387428, 387429, 387430, 387431, 387432, 387433, 387434, 387435, 387436, 387437, 387438, 387439, 387440, 387441, 387442, 387443, 387444, 387445, 387446, 387447, 387448, 387449, 387450, 387451, 387452, 387453, 387454, 387455, 387456, 387457, 387458, 387459, 387460, 387461, 387462, 387463, 387464, 387465, 387466, 387467, and more.