Month: June 2023

May was historically dry in Wisconsin, becoming the fourth-driest on record since 1895, with only 1.59 inches of precipitation averaged statewide.

Farmers are struggling all across the Corn Belt. Drought expanded rapidly throughout the Midwest in June — doubling within the first week after significantly less rainfall than normal. Forecasters say the region is not likely …

Following the wettest winter on record, Wisconsin experienced the fourth driest May in its history. June continued with the same dry pattern as the land got thirstier, pushing Wisconsin into what is known as a …

As part of a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wisconsin’s state climatology office will get $1.25 million over four years to reinvent itself. The goal is to raise the profile of …

The U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest data shows more than 90 percent of the state is abnormally dry. About half of Wisconsin is experiencing moderate drought conditions, including parts of northwestern Wisconsin and roughly the southern …

After six-consecutive months of abnormally wet conditions in Wisconsin, the flip to a historically dry May represents “weather whiplash,” at least for precipitation.

Although conditions in the state are nowhere near extreme or severe drought levels, interim state climatologist Steve Vavrus said conditions are still dry. Sunday’s rain amounted to just 0.12 inches around some parts of Madison, …

Steve Vavrus, a climatologist with UW-Madison, is calling the situation in the Badger state ‘weather whiplash’ when it comes to precipitation departures.