The month of September turned out to be like much of the summer of 2002 was, hot and dry. The dry weather was especially severe from the northern suburbs of Detroit to the Tri Cities and thumb. The monthly rainfall total of 0.29 inches recorded at Flint Bishop airport was the lowest ever recorded for September, making the month the driest September on record for the city of Flint. The 0.39 inches recorded in Saginaw made it the second driest September on record. Flint, Saginaw and Detroit metro airport received less than .05 inches of precipitation during the first half of the month. The dryness was only worsened by the heat. Several record highs were set throughout eastern Michigan during the month of September. After an extremely hot and dry July and August, the weather of September 2002 only exasperated drought conditions. During the first half of the month, hundreds of communities across the area were under water restrictions. Hardest hit from the drought was the agricultural industry. September yields across most of the area were estimated at under 50 percent and many counties across eastern Michigan were declared agricultural disaster areas. At the time of this publication, an estimate of monetary damages due to crop loss was not available.

Drought in LENAWEE, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in BAY, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in SANILAC, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in SHIAWASSEE, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in LAPEER, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in MACOMB, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in TUSCOLA, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in GENESEE, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in MONROE, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in HURON, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in MIDLAND, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in OAKLAND, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in WASHTENAW, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in WAYNE, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in LIVINGSTON, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in SAGINAW, MICHIGAN
From 01-SEP-02 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC