The average monthly temperatures for August at Baudette and Park Rapids turned out about a degree above normal.  No daily high temperatures ever rose above 90 degrees, which was a pretty substantial difference from the hot month of July.  Precipitation amounts were highly variable, and for the most part were not widespread enough to end the drought problems.  For the month of August, National Weather Service Cooperative Observers measured 8.42 inches of rain at Argyle, 2.35 inches at Fosston, 1.31 inches at Kelliher, 1.65 inches at Roseau, 3.32 inches at Baudette, 1.06 inches at Itasca State Park, and 2.90 inches at Waskish.  Rainfall totals for May through August ranged from 12.73 inches at Argyle, 6.46 inches at Fosston, 6.76 inches at Kelliher, 4.40 inches at Roseau, 7.83 inches at Baudette, 7.98 inches at Itasca, and 8.27 inches at Waskish.  Normal amounts of rainfall for the May through August period range from 12 to 15 inches.  Lake of the Woods, Roseau, East Marshall, North and South Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena, Pennington, Red Lake, East Polk, North and South Clearwater, Mahnomen, and East Becker counties all remained in the D3 (extreme) drought designation (per the U.S. Drought Monitor) for the entire month.  Kittson county began the month in the D3 category, but more persistent and widespread rainfall dropped it back to a D2 (severe) drought designation on the 8th.  West Marshall and West Polk also received more rainfall and fell back to a D2 category on the 15th.  East Otter Tail county began the month in a D2 designation and was upgraded to a D3 on the 15th.

Drought in KITTSON, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in WEST BECKER, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in MAHNOMEN, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in SOUTH BELTRAMI, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in HUBBARD, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in NORTH BELTRAMI, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in ROSEAU, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in EAST MARSHALL, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in RED LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in NORTH CLEARWATER, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in SOUTH CLEARWATER, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in WADENA, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in PENNINGTON, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in LAKE OF THE WOODS, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in EAST BECKER, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in EAST POLK, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in WEST MARSHALL, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in WEST POLK, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in EAST OTTER TAIL, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought in NORMAN, MINNESOTA
From 01-AUG-06 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY