Water Summary Update: Drought conditions improve with above-average rainfall 12/5/2024 3:06:00 PM View Count 1872 After a very dry September and October, above-average rainfall in November improved drought conditions for most of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
Water Summary Update: A very dry October concludes with some beneficial rainfall 11/7/2024 11:58:00 AM View Count 3522 After the driest September in 152 years of records, nearly all of October experienced similar record dry conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update
Water Summary Update: Water Year ends with a surplus despite very dry September 10/3/2024 1:48:00 PM View Count 5128 Iowa’s Water Year, which covers Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024, was the first with above-normal precipitation since 2019, and saw the end of the four year drought in Iowa, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
Water Summary Update: Water Year ends on a downward trend 10/6/2022 2:53:00 PM View Count 2927 DES MOINES - After yet another month of below normal precipitation across the state, the water year ended with deteriorating conditions across Iowa, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
Water Summary Update: drought in Iowa largely unchanged in a warmer November 12/10/2020 12:00:00 PM View Count 2243 DES MOINES — With slightly lower than normal precipitation in November, northwest and west central Iowa continue to show signs of significant dryness and drought, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
Water Summary Update: Heavy August rains increase streamflow, continue to reduce areas of drought 8/18/2016 1:17:00 PM View Count 3777 DES MOINES— Continued rains in early August have kept conditions favorable for most of the state, but a small pocket of moderate drought in and around Wayne County remains.
Unusually warm June leads to drought in parts of Iowa 7/7/2016 1:14:00 PM View Count 3810 DES MOINES— The unusually warm and mostly dry June promoted the development of moderate drought conditions for parts of the state. However, Iowa continues to have abundant soil moisture reserves, high stream flow and a substantial groundwater supply thanks to a record wet 2015 fall.
Water Summary Update Notes High Temps, Good Groundwater Levels 6/23/2016 3:11:00 PM View Count 4091 DES MOINES—Groundwater levels remain good across Iowa, while the National Drought Monitor shows an expanding area of dryness in southeast Iowa.