Iowa Nearly Drought-Free After Heavy Rainfall

Iowa nearly drought-free after heavy rainfall

Several rounds of heavy rain this month have nearly erased drought conditions across the state.

Iowa has only small areas of drought remaining - Radio Iowa

Today’s updated report shows Iowa is close to being drought free. The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows only about 4% of the state now has drought conditions. Most of Wappello County still has moderate drought, with some across the county line into Monroe and Davis County in southcentral Iowa. There’s also some abnormally dry conditions […]

Iowa Considered Nearly Drought-Free After Recent Storms

(Des Moines) Recent storms and heavy rain have helped Iowa’s drought conditions.  Officials say the latest drought report showed Iowa as nearly drought-free, with less than one percent of the state experiencing moderate drought conditions.  This comes a few months after over 70 percent of Iowa faced moderate to severe drought conditions in the March report.  The last time the state was drought-free was in July 2024. Wapello County in extreme sou…

Just four percent of Iowa now in some type of drought

(Radio Iowa) – Today’s (Thursday) updated Drought Monitor report shows Iowa is close to being drought free. The U-S Drought Monitor map shows only about four percent of the state now has drought conditions. Most of Wappello County still has moderate drought, with some across the county line into Monroe and Davis County in southeast Iowa. There’s also some abnormally dry conditions in those counties. A sliver of moderate drought is hanging on in …