As abnormally dry conditions continued across Middle Tennessee, drought conditions worsened across the area. By the end of December, severe drought conditions expanded to about 85 percent of the area with about 64 percent of that in the extreme drought category. Extreme drought conditions expanded across southern Middle Tennessee as well as the Cumberland Plateau. Slight drought improvements noted in November across the northwest worsened once again where rainfall deficits only increased. At the end of 2023, Nashville's yearly rainfall total was 11.45 inches below normal. Clarksville's yearly rainfall total was 4.85 inches below normal while Crossville was 7.36 inches below the yearly normal.

Drought in PICKETT, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Pickett County continued in December.

Drought in STEWART, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions developed across southern Stewart County in December.

Drought in HOUSTON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions developed across Houston County in December. Extreme drought conditions developed across far southern portions of the county as well.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions developed across southern Montgomery County in December.

Drought in SUMNER, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions developed across southern Sumner County in December.

Drought in TROUSDALE, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions developed across Trousdale County in December.

Drought in WAYNE, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Wayne County in December.

Drought in LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Lawrence County in December.

Drought in GILES, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Giles County in December.

Drought in LEWIS, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Lewis County in December.

Drought in MAURY, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvement across northern Maury County in November 2023 deteriorated again in December with all of the county in extreme drought.

Drought in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvement across northern Marshall County in November 2023 deteriorated again in December with all of the county in extreme drought.

Drought in BEDFORD, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Bedford County in December.

Drought in COFFEE, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Coffee County in December.

Drought in GRUNDY, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Grundy County in December.

Drought in PERRY, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions across Perry County from November 2023 worsened in December with all of the county in extreme drought conditions.

Drought in HICKMAN, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions across Hickman County from November 2023 worsened in December with all of the county in extreme drought conditions.

Drought in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvements across Williamson County in November 2023 deteriorated again in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvements across Rutherford County in November 2023 deteriorated again in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in CANNON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from November 2023 in Cannon County worsened in December with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought in WARREN, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions across Warren County from November 2023 worsened in December with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought in VAN BUREN, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 across Van Buren County continued in December.

Drought in WHITE, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from November 2023 deteriorated in December across White County with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought in CUMBERLAND, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe to extreme drought conditions from November 2023 deteriorated in December across Cumberland County with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought in HUMPHREYS, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Humphreys County deteriorated in December with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.

Drought in DICKSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvements across Dickson County in November 2023 deteriorated in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in CHEATHAM, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvements across Cheatham County in November 2023 deteriorated in December with severe drought conditions across the county.

Drought in DAVIDSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought improvements across Davidson County in November 2023 deteriorated in December with severe drought conditions across the county.

Drought in WILSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moderate to severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Wilson County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in SMITH, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moderate to severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Smith County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in DEKALB, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across DeKalb County worsened in December with extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in PUTNAM, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Putnam County worsened in December with extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in OVERTON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Overton County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in FENTRESS, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Fentress County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.

Drought in JACKSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Jackson County continued in December.

Drought in CLAY, TENNESSEE
From 01-DEC-23 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Clay County continued in December.