Drought conditions rapidly worsened across the Northland during the month of July. After record snowfall in many areas over the winter, dry conditions took hold for the spring into the summer with rainfall deficits of 1 to 3 inches for the month across much of northwestern Wisconsin, although there was an area of slightly above normal rainfall from eastern Bayfield County into southern Ashland, northeastern Sawyer and far northern Price counties.  D1 Moderate Drought quickly took hold across the area during the beginning of the month with D2 Severe Drought spreading across much of the region as the month progressed. An area of D3 Extreme Drought was introduced during the middle of the month from northern Douglas County into northern Bayfield County as the sandy soils continued to dry out. Area creeks and rivers dropped to low flow levels and crops began to suffer across much of the region.

Drought in PRICE, WISCONSIN
From 11-JUL-23 06:00:00 to 31-JUL-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

July began with D1 Moderate Drought conditions covering the county. An area of D2 Severe Drought spread into the southwestern quarter of the county on the 11th. D2 Severe Drought then retreated to the extreme southwestern corner with the update on the 18th with no further changes over the remainder of the month. This was despite most of the county seeing rainfall deficits of 1 to 2 inches outside of the northwestern corner which received slightly above normal rainfall for the month.

Drought in ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 11-JUL-23 06:00:00 to 31-JUL-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

July began with D1 Moderate Drought conditions covering the county. An area of D2 Severe Drought spread into the Ashland area and the Apostle Islands with the update on the 11th. D2 Severe Drought spread across the northern half of the county by the 18th and then much of the southern part of the county by the 25, with just the southeastern corner remaining in D1 Moderate Drought. Rainfall for the month was generally within a inch of normal, both above and below, but the sandy soil continued to dry as the month progressed.

Drought in SAWYER, WISCONSIN
From 11-JUL-23 06:00:00 to 31-JUL-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

July began with D1 Moderate Drought conditions covering the county. D2 Severe Drought spread across most of the county with the update on the 11th aside from the northeastern and eastern reaches of the county. The area of D2 Severe Drought expanded with the update on the 25th, leaving only the far eastern reaches of the county in D1 Moderate Drought. Rainfall for the month varied across the county with deficits of 1 to 3 inches over much of the county outside of the northeastern reaches where slightly above normal rainfall fell.

Drought in WASHBURN, WISCONSIN
From 11-JUL-23 06:00:00 to 31-JUL-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

July began with D1 Moderate Drought conditions covering the county. An area of D2 Severe Drought spread into the southeastern corner of the county with the update on the 11th. D2 Severe Drought then spread across much of the remainder of the county by the 25th outside of a small sliver in the far southwestern corner. Rainfall for the month was around 2 to 4 inches below normal and was exacerbated by the sandy soil.