Rainfall varied widely across northeastern Minnesota during the month of September with much of the region remaining in D2 Severe Drought or higher. Many areas saw slightly above normal rainfall for the month, but with year-to-date deficits still in excess of 3 to 7 inches, drought conditions persisted. Some slight improvement in conditions was seen during the middle of the month from the Brainerd Lakes area northward to the International Border with the removal of D4 Exceptional Drought and a reduction in the expanse of both D3 Extreme Drought and D2 Severe Drought.

Drought in SOUTHERN CASS, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county began the month in D2 Severe Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal but no improvement in the drought was seen. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The county began the month in D2 Severe Drought with a sliver of D3 Extreme Drought in the far northeastern corner. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. With the update on the 21st, the area of D3 Extreme Drought was removed from the county and areas along and south of the Mississippi improved to D1 Moderate Drought as D2 Severe Drought lingered to the north of the Mississippi. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS / CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Southern St. Louis County and the northern third of Carlton County began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. The Duluth area and areas immediately adjacent to the lake in St. Louis County and the central third of Carlton County were in D2 Severe Drought. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put much of a dent in the yearly deficit. However, a slight reduction of the expanse of D3 Extreme Drought was seen across both southern St. Louis and northern Carlton counties. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 14th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a tenth of an inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement with the removal of D3 Extreme Drought from Carlton County and just a sliver of D2 Extreme Drought in the northwestern corner. Southern St. Louis saw a reduction in area of the D3 Extreme Drought and D2 Severe Drought with the Duluth area even moving to D1 Moderate Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in KOOCHICHING, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The county began the month with a mix of D4 Exceptional Drought across the northwestern half of the county with D3 Extreme Drought across the southeastern half. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a quarter inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw the removal of D4 Exceptional drought from the county along with the eastern third of the county improving to D2 Severe Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought.  Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a quarter inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement with D3 Extreme drought being replaced with D2 Severe Drought across the eastern half of the northern part of the county with the western half of the county remaining in D3 Extreme Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN ST. LOUIS, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a quarter inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement with D3 Extreme drought being replaced with D2 Severe Drought across the western third of the northern part of the county with the eastern third of the county remaining in D3 Extreme Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN COOK / NORTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All of northern Lake and the western two-thirds of Cook began the month in D3 Extreme Drought with D2 Severe Drought across the eastern third of Cook County. Rainfall of around 1 to 2 inches fell during the first half of the month but did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-25th totaled around 3 inches but still no improvement in drought conditions were seen. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN COOK, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought over the western two-thirds with D2 Severe Drought across the eastern third. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 14th-21st totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. Despite this, no improvement was seen in the drought conditions. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN LAKE, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around a half inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 14th-20th totaled almost 3 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. The September 14th update of the drought monitor saw improvement of the southwestern corner of the county to D2 Severe Drought with much of the remainder of the southern half improving to D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 21st except for the far northeastern corner. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN AITKIN, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 21-SEP-21 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county began the month in D2 Severe Drought with the southeastern corner in D1 Moderate Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. This rainfall was enough to lift the remainder of the southern part of the county out of D2 Severe Drought leaving a mix of D1 Moderate Drought and D0 Abnormally Dry as of the update on the 21st. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN AITKIN, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. With the update on the 21st, the area of D3 Extreme Drought was removed from most of the northern part of the county aside from the northeastern corner as the remainder of the area improved to D2 Severe Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in CENTRAL ST. LOUIS, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The central part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-24th totaled around 2.5 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to almost a half inch above normal in the western part of the county. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement with D3 Extreme drought being replaced with D2 Severe Drought across the northwestern third of the central part of the county with the eastern two-thirds of the central part of the county remaining in D3 Extreme Drought. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in PINE, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 21-SEP-21 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northwestern corner of the county began the month in D2 Severe Drought with the vast majority of the remainder of the county in D1 Moderate Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. This rainfall was enough to lift the far northwestern corner of the county out of D2 Severe Drought leaving a mix of D1 Moderate Drought and D0 Abnormally Dry as of the update on the 21st. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in SOUTHERN ITASCA, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement of much of the southern part of the county to D2 Severe Drought with small areas of D3 Extreme Drought lingering in the northwest and southeastern corners. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.

Drought in NORTHERN CASS, MINNESOTA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern part of the county began the month with D3 Extreme Drought in the northeastern corner and D2 Severe Drought in the southwestern corner. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought the monthly rainfall total to around a half inch above normal. The September 21st update of the drought monitor saw improvement of much of the northern part of the county to D2 Severe Drought with a small area of D3 Extreme Drought lingering in the northern part of the county. The pattern turned dry again the last week of the month and no additional changes were observed.