Drought in Wisconsin

Events

1,433

Deaths

0

Injuries

1

Damage

$5.6 million

• Drought in Wisconsin, August 1 to 11, 2002$4.4 million · 20 eventsThis drought period in August, 2002, (rated as D0 to D1 - abnormally dry to a mild drought), over south-central and southeast Wisconsin, was a continuation from a drought that began on July 1, 2002.
• Drought in Wisconsin, July 1 to 31, 2007$1.1 million · 16 eventsDry weather in mid to late June, 2007, initially evolved into a D0 drought (abnormally dry) across parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin in July 2007.
• Drought in Wisconsin, July 1 to 31, 202324 eventsBelow normal rainfall was noted at many location in May and June which resulted in |Abnormally Dry (D0) and Moderate Drought (D1) conditions at the beginning of the month.
• Drought in Wisconsin, March 1 to 31, 199922 eventsIt was a very dry month across northeast Wisconsin with numerous small grass fires. Many locations received less than a quarter inch of precipitation for the month.
• Drought in Wisconsin, September 19 to 30, 2009$26,000 · 2 eventsA three week dry period to begin the month led to parts of north central Wisconsin slipping back into severe drought conditions (D2).
• Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 7, 2009$25,000 · 2 eventsSevere drought conditions (D2), which began in September, continued into the early part of October across parts of north central Wisconsin. An inch or two of rain fell on October 6 and 7 that helped conditions improve.
• Drought in Wisconsin, November 1 to 30, 200521 eventsDrought conditions, to varying degrees, continued across south-central and southeast Wisconsin through November, but did show improvement by the end of the month thanks to above normal precipitation.
• Drought in Wisconsin, December 1 to 9, 200320 eventsThanks to 1.5 to almost 2.5 inches of precipitation that fell on Dec 9th and 10, long-term drought conditions ended across south-central and southeast Wisconsin. The precipitation started as rain but switched over to snow on the 10th from west to east.
• Drought in Wisconsin, November 1 to 30, 200320 eventsDrought conditions, which started in August, 2003, continued through the month of November, 2003, across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
• Drought in Wisconsin, September 1 to 30, 200320 eventsDrought conditions continued from August, 2003, through September 2003, across south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Much of this area was in a severe drought (D2) status during the first part of the month, however, beneficial rains fell during the period of September 12-14.
• Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 31, 200320 eventsDrought conditions, which started in August, 2003, continued through the month of October 2003, across south-central and southeast Wisconsin. The entire area was in a moderate (D1) to severe drought (D2) status during the month of October.
• Drought in Wisconsin, July 1 to 31, 200520 eventsDrought conditions developed over south-central and southeast Wisconsin in July, 2005, after the weather pattern turned quiet in mid and late June, 2005.
• Drought in Wisconsin, August 1 to 31, 200520 eventsA warm and dry August helped strengthen the drought for south-central and southeast Wisconsin that started on July 1, 2005. Rainfall deficits for August ranged from between 2.50 to 3.50 inches across the area.
• Drought in Wisconsin, September 1 to 30, 200520 eventsThe month began with warm and dry conditions which strengthened the ongoing drought from a severe drought (D2) to an extreme drought (D3) across Rock, Walworth, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties on September 6th.
• Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 31, 200520 eventsDrought condition, both agricultural and hydrological, persisted through October over south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
• Drought in Wisconsin, June 26 to 30, 201220 eventsA lack of rain over south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the month of June allowed a drought to slowly develop over the area by June 26th or so. Rainfall amounts ranged from around 3/10 inch in the south-central area to around 3 inches in the city of Sheboygan.
• Drought in Wisconsin, August 1 to 31, 201220 eventsThe extremely dry conditions continued through August across southern Wisconsin. Several widely-spaced rounds of showers and thunderstorms brought between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain to southern Wisconsin for the month, but monthly deficits ranged from 1.2 inch to 2.7 inches.
• Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 31, 201220 eventsAbove normal precipitation at many locations in October helped to ease the drought across southern Wisconsin. Several rounds of steady rain, as well as showers and a few thunderstorms, brought between 2.3 inches and 5.5 inches of rain to southern Wisconsin for the month.
• Drought in Wisconsin, September 1 to 30, 201220 eventsBelow normal precipitation in September helped to continue the drought across southern Wisconsin.
• Drought in Wisconsin, July 1 to 31, 201218 eventsThe extremely dry conditions that began in June continued in July across southern Wisconsin. Many locations did not see any precipitation until several rounds of thunderstorms moved through the region during the middle and end of the month.
• Drought in Wisconsin, July 19 to 31, 200517 eventsBelow normal rainfall and temperatures that averaged about 5 degrees above normal for the month of July combined with below normal precipitation during the first half of the year to result in the development of drought conditions.
• Drought in Wisconsin, January 1 to 31, 200916 eventsAnother month of below normal precipitation caused severe drought conditions (D2), that began in late September 2008, to persist across parts of north-central, central and northeast Wisconsin. The severe drought (D2) continued through February 2009.
• Drought in Wisconsin, February 1 to 28, 200916 eventsThe lack of significant precipitation during the month caused severe drought conditions (D2), that began in late September 2008, to persist across parts of north-central, central and northeast Wisconsin. The severe drought (D2) continued through March 2009.
• Drought in Wisconsin, August 1 to 31, 200315 eventsDrought conditions returned to parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the month of August, 2003, The jet stream and associated low pressure systems stayed north of Wisconsin, resulting in few cold front passages.
• Drought in Wisconsin, November 1 to 30, 200815 eventsSevere drought conditions (D2), that began in late September 2008, continued across parts of north-central and much of central and northeast Wisconsin due to below normal precipitation.

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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 2026-09-24.