NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

 Drought Update

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Soil Moisture Departure from Normal (top 12 inches)

Soil Moisture Departure from Normal (top 72 inches)

Total Precipitation for the Past 90 Days

Precipitation Departure from Normal for the Past 90 Days

Total Precipitation Since June 5th

Precipitation Percentile Ranking Since June 5th

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U.S. Drought Assessment from the Climate Prediction Center

Minnesota State Climatologist’s Drought Situation Report  ***UPDATED October 4th***

Streamflow conditions for Minnesota and Wisconsin

30-Day Outlook and 90-Day Outlook for temperature and precipitation

Minnesota State Fire Danger Page from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin State Fire Danger Page from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Additional Climate Information Available From Our Climate Page and Midwest Regional Climate Center

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Links to Additional Drought Information