Minnesota, 2024Drought in Minnesota, October 22 to 31, 2024
October 22 to 31, 2024 · NWS FGF · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Drought resurfaced in the state of Minnesota in October, with 11 counties experiencing D2 drought in at least some areas of the county.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Drought resurfaced in the state of Minnesota in October, with 11 counties experiencing D2 drought in at least some areas of the county.
Drought, Clay
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Clay county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, East Becker
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Becker forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Becker county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, West Becker
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Becker forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Becker county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, East Otter Tail
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Otter Tail county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, West Otter Tail
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Otter Tail county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, Grant
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Grant county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
Drought, Wilkin
- When
- October 22, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wilkin county experienced 2 weeks of D2 drought in October, ongoing at the end of the month.
- 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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- Drought in Iowa, October 22 to 31, 20241 event
- Drought in Indiana, October 22 to 31, 20241 event
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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: 1215901, 1215902, 1215903, 1215904, 1215905, 1215906, 1215907.