MINNEAPOLIS — As May marches on, there’s extra excellent news for these monitoring Minnesota’s ongoing drought conditions.
Everyone throughout northern Minnesota, the place it has been the driest, noticed a one-category enchancment over the final week. That means the extreme drought is over, nevertheless there’s nonetheless a reasonable drought round Brainerd and Bemidji. We noticed somewhat enchancment throughout Southwest Minnesota too. In truth, solely 11% of the state stays in a drought, nevertheless 39% stays abnormally dry.
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Since the top of April, Minnesota has managed to select up at the least one other 2 inches of rain the place it is actually wanted — in far southern, central and northwestern areas of the state. Even across the Twin Cities, precipitation totals are working above common by almost 0.4 inches, with rain falling roughly each different day.
Outside of a spotty bathe or storm, primarily throughout western Wisconsin and jap Minnesota, the subsequent 5 days are trying somewhat drier.
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The Climate Prediction Center outlook into May requires wetter-than-average conditions, which ought to assist alleviate among the remaining dryness.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources experiences that they may “proceed to fastidiously monitor the state of affairs and take steps as outlined within the Minnesota Statewide Drought Plan.” The company additionally reported that Minnesota has skilled important drought conditions annually since 2021.