Drought, Adams
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in North Dakota, January 1 to 31, 2022
Improvement continued in the drought through central North Dakota through the first week of January, to the point where many counties went from D2 to D1. Parts or all of Divide, Burke, Renville, Williams, Mountrail, and McKenzie counties remained in D3 with the rest of the west in D2.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 BIS wrote it up.
Improvement continued in the drought through central North Dakota through the first week of January, to the point where many counties went from D2 to D1. Parts or all of Divide, Burke, Renville, Williams, Mountrail, and McKenzie counties remained in D3 with the rest of the west in D2. Refer to the U.S. Drought Monitor for details.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Billings
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Billings forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bowman
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bowman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Golden Valley
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hettinger
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Slope
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Slope forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McKenzie
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McKenzie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Divide
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Divide forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Williams
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Burke
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mountrail
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dunn
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Renville
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.719, -101.658 (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.
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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 998773, 998774, 998775, 998776, 998777, 998778, 998779, 998780, 998781, 998782, 998783, 998784, 998785.