Drought conditions persisted across northeastern Minnesota during the month of October. Precipitation varied across the region with western areas from the Brainerd Lakes area northward to International Falls receiving slightly above normal precipitation for the month while areas to the east received below normal precipitation. Much of the region began the month with a mix of D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought. As western areas saw a few days of rainfall during the second week of the month, some improvement was noted during the middle of the month with the removal of over half of the D3 Extreme Drought across the region. Some heavier rainfall towards the end of the month in the Brainerd Lakes was observed, but any improvement in the drought category did not occur until the first update in November.

Drought in NORTHERN ST. LOUIS, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of the area was under D2 Severe Drought with an area of D3 Extreme Drought across southeastern third of the northern part of St. Louis County to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches below normal, but around an inch of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month led to a slight reduction in the area of D3 Extreme Drought. Little rainfall was observed over the last half of the month and no further improvements were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN CASS, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with a tiny area of D1 Moderate Drought in the far southeastern corner. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches above normal. Around a half inch of rain fell during the first week of the month which, when combined with rainfall received at the end of September, led to the removal of most of the D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 5th, leaving just the far northern part of the southern part of the county in D2 Severe Drought. Another 1 to 3 inches of rainfall was received over the remainder of the month, with very little additional reduction of the area of D2 Severe Drought.

Drought in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Areas north of the Mississippi River were in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with D1 Moderate Drought or better to the south of the river. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches above normal. Around a half inch of rain fell during the first week of the month which, when combined with rainfall received at the end of September, led to the removal of some of the D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 5th, leaving just the northern third of the county in D2 Severe Drought. Another 1 to 3 inches of rainfall was received over the remainder of the month, with very little additional reduction of the area of D2 Severe Drought.

Drought in NORTHERN AITKIN, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with a tiny area of D3 Extreme Drought in the far northeastern corner. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches above normal. Rainfall of 1 to 2 during the first two weeks of the month led to the removal of the area of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 19th. Another 1 to 2 inches of rainfall was received over the remainder of the month, but there was very little reduction of the area of D2 Severe Drought outside of the southwestern corner of the northern part of the county.

Drought in CENTRAL ST. LOUIS, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of the area was under D3 Extreme Drought with an area of D2 Severe Drought across the northwestern third of the central part of St. Louis County to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch below normal, but around 1 to 2 inches of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month led to the removal of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 19th. Little rainfall was observed over the remainder of the month and no further improvements were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS / CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northwestern third of the area was under D3 Extreme Drought with an area of D2 Severe Drought across much of the remainder of southern St. Louis County and far northwestern Carlton County to begin the month. The Twin Ports area and the remainder of Carlton County were in D1 Moderate Drought. Rainfall for the month ended up around an inch below normal, but around 1 to 2 inches of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month led to the removal of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 19th. Less than a half inch of rainfall was observed over the remainder of the month and no further improvements were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN CASS, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with a tiny area of D3 Extreme Drought in the far northwestern corner. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch to an inch above normal. Rainfall at the end of September and the first few days of October led to the removal of the area of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 5th. Around 1 to 3 inches of rain fell during the remainder of the month, but no additional changes in drought status were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch to an inch above normal. Around 1 to 2 inches of rain fell during the first two weeks of the month but no improvement in the drought category was realized. Another inch or so of rainfall was received during the last week of the month with again no changes in drought status observed.

Drought in NORTHERN COOK / NORTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of the area was under D3 Extreme Drought with areas of D2 Severe Drought across the eastern tip of Cook County and far southwestern Lake County to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches below normal, but around an inch of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month led to a slight reduction in the area of D3 Extreme Drought in southwestern Lake County with the update on the 19th. Little rainfall was observed over the last half of the month and no further improvements were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN COOK, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of the area was under D3 Extreme Drought with areas of D2 Severe Drought across the eastern tip of Cook County to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches below normal. Around an inch of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month was observed, but no change in the drought status was realized. Little rainfall was observed over the last half of the month and again no improvements were observed.

Drought in KOOCHICHING, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western two-thirds of the county was in D3 Extreme Drought with the eastern third in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch to an inch above normal. Around three-quarters of an inch of rain fell during the first two weeks of the month and led to a reduction in the D3 Extreme Drought area with the updates on the 5th and the 19th with the area becoming confined to roughly the northwestern quarter of the county. Another inch or so of rainfall was received during the last week of the month, but no further changes in drought status were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of the area was under D2 Severe Drought with areas of D3 Extreme Drought across the far northeastern corner of the area to begin the month. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches below normal, but around an inch of accumulation during the first two weeks of the month led to a slight reduction in the area of D2 Severe Drought in the southwestern corner of the county with the update on the 19th. Little rainfall was observed over the last half of the month and no further improvements were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with a tiny area of D3 Extreme Drought in the far southeastern corner. Rainfall for the month ended up around a half inch to an inch above normal. Around 1 to 2 inches of rain fell during the first two weeks of the month which led to the removal of the area of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 19th. Another inch or so of rainfall was received during the last week of the month, but no additional changes in drought status were observed.