Iowa, 2022Drought in Iowa, October 4 to 31, 2022
October 4 to 31, 2022 · NWS DMX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
The continued lack of rainfall has led to the expansion of severe drought conditions in portions of central Iowa.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 continued lack of rainfall has led to the expansion of severe drought conditions in portions of central Iowa.
Drought, Tama
- When
- October 4, 7:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Tama forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought expanded into Tama County during the month as below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures continued across the area.
Drought, Marshall
- When
- October 4, 7:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -92.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought expanded into Marshall County during the month as below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures continued across the area.
- 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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1060233, 1060234.