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Drought in Minnesota

Drought in Minnesota. Greg Spoden State Climatology Office Minnesota DNR Division of Ecological and Water Resources October 4, 2012. Drought Situation #1 - Autumn 2011 to present northwest Minnesota and far southeast Minnesota extraordinarily dry autumn 2011 snow-sparse winter

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Drought in Minnesota

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  1. Drought in Minnesota Greg Spoden State Climatology Office Minnesota DNR Division of Ecological and Water Resources October 4, 2012

  2. Drought Situation #1 - Autumn 2011 to present • northwest Minnesota and far southeast Minnesota • extraordinarily dry autumn 2011 • snow-sparse winter • heavy April and May rains missed these areas

  3. Drought Situation # 2 – late June and July • focus on southern Minnesota • dryness continues northwest Minnesota • very hot July (second warmest ever) • “flash drought”

  4. Drought Situation # 3 – August plus September • August plus September rainfall totals lowest ever • drought forms in previously unaffected areas • drought intensifies elsewhere

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