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The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2024 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.
Iowa began experiencing drought conditions July 7, 2020, making this the longest drought since 1954-1959. It has created challenges for farmers and water suppliers.
The drought affected multiple regional cities from Virginia into Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut; the drought also affected certain Midwest States, [44] including Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and the Great Plains. [45] Drought continued in parts of California in the early 1960s.
In parts of south-central Canada between spring 1983 to early Autumn 1985, drought led to substandard crops, primarily in Alberta, Manitoba and several regions of Saskatchewan. [ 7] Though June was somewhat wet for these areas, July was almost exactly the opposite, as was August, Autumn and the following two years.
The last time the state of Iowa wasn't in a drought was May 5, 2020, according to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor.By September 2020 nearly all of the state was under some form of drought with ...
Iowa's drought is now the longest since the 1950s, the state's climatologist says. Over four years, it's short nearly 28 inches of rain. At 188 weeks, Iowa's drought is the longest since the 1950s ...
A drought developed in the Western, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States in the summer of 2020. [3] Similar conditions started in other states in August 2020, including Iowa, Nebraska and certain parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. At the same time, more than 90% of Utah, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico were in some level of drought. [4]
Nearly 48% of Iowa still struggles with moderate to severe drought, and about 2% of Iowa — seven counties in northeast Iowa — is still in extreme drought, according to the Drought Monitor that ...