Drought conditions persisted across northeastern Minnesota during the month of August. Rainfall continued to be in short supply across much of the region with areas receiving only about 50 percent or less of normal rainfall for the month. This led to at least D2 Severe Drought across most of northwestern Wisconsin by the end of the month with areas of D3 Extreme Drought and an area of D4 Exceptional Drought along the South Shore of Lake Superior.

Drought in BURNETT, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D1 Moderate Drought over most of the county with a small area of D2 Severe Drought across the far northeastern corner. D2 Severe Drought expanded into areas along the St. Croix River and the far eastern reaches of the county with the update on the morning of the first before spreading across the entire county on the 8th. Some minor improvement was seen on the 15th in the southwestern corner as D1 Moderate Drought spread in. This improvement was short-lived as D2 Severe Drought spread back across the entire county on the 22nd. No additional changes were observed over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in DOUGLAS, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county with an area of D3 Extreme Drought across much of the northern part of the county. The area of D3 Extreme Drought spread across the remainder of the northern part of the county with the update on the 8th and an area of D4 Exceptional Drought was added in the far northeastern corner of the county as well. The area of D4 Exceptional Drought expanded a bit more to the west with the update on the 15th before a slight expansion of the area of D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the 29th. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county with an area of D3 Extreme Drought across the northwestern quarter of the county and along the shore of the Bayfield Peninsula. Some improvement was quickly seen on the morning of the first with D1 Moderate Drought spreading across the southern third of the county. The area of D3 Extreme Drought spread across the remainder of the northern part of the county with the update on the 8th and an area of D4 Exceptional Drought was added in the far northern areas of the county along Lake Superior as well. The area of D4 Exceptional Drought and D3 Extreme Drought expanded a bit more to the south with the update on the 15th along with D2 Severe Drought returning to far southern areas. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county with an area of D1  Moderate Drought across the southeastern corner of the county. Some improvement was quickly seen on the morning of the first with D1 Moderate Drought spreading across the southern two-thirds of the county. D2 Severe Drought then spread across the entire county with the update on the 15th along with a slight area of D3 Extreme Drought in the Ashland area. No additional changes were seen over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in IRON, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over the northern half of the county with D1  Moderate Drought across the southern half. Some improvement was quickly seen on the morning of the first with D1 Moderate Drought spreading across the southern two-thirds of the county. D2 Severe Drought then spread across most of the county with the update on the 15th. No additional changes were seen over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in PRICE, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with a small area of D2 Severe Drought over the far southeastern corner of the county. D2 Severe Drought then spread into much of the far northern part of the county with the update on the 15th along with another small area spreading into the southeastern corner on the 22nd. Further expansion was seen on the 29th with D2 Severe Drought covering the western third of the county along with another area in the southeastern corner. Rainfall for the month was around 50 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in PRICE, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county. Some improvement was quickly seen on the morning of the first with D1 Moderate Drought spreading across far northern and far eastern areas, but an area of D3 Extreme Drought was also introduced in the far west-central portion of the county. D2 Severe Drought then spread across much of the remainder of the county with the update on the 15th. A slight expansion of the area of D3 Extreme Drought was introduced on the 22nd with D2 Severe Drought filling in the remaining areas on the 29th. Rainfall for the month was around 50 to 70 percent of normal across the county.

Drought in WASHBURN, WISCONSIN
From 01-AUG-23 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county. An area of D3 Extreme Drought was introduced in the central portion of the county with the update on the morning of the first. This area of D3 Extreme Drought expanded to encompass much of the county with the update on the 22nd aside from areas in the far corners of the county. No additional changes were observed over the remainder of the month. Rainfall for the month was around 70 percent of normal across the county.