While temperatures were much closer to normal in October, precipitation was generally less than 25 percent of normal, leading to the worsening of long-term drought conditions.
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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 episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
While temperatures were much closer to normal in October, precipitation was generally less than 25 percent of normal, leading to the worsening of long-term drought conditions.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Despite just slightly above normal temperatures, precipitation was less than 25 percent of normal during October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions developed early in the month.
Despite just slightly above normal temperatures, precipitation at Tracy, Marshall, and Minneota was a mere 15 to 30 percent of normal during October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions developed early in the month.
Despite just slightly above normal temperatures, precipitation at Lake Wilson was only around 25 percent of normal during October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions developed early in the month.
Despite just slightly above normal temperatures, precipitation at Pipestone was around 30 percent of normal during October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions developed early in the month.
Despite just slightly above normal temperatures, precipitation at Windom was less than 10 percent of normal during October. Severe (D2) drought conditions developed early in the month, with extreme (D3) drought conditions by mid-month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 2022
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: 1057382, 1057383, 1057384, 1057385, 1057386.