Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
740 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...Severe to Extreme Drought Conditions Persist across Much
of Central Iowa...

Little change in drought conditions have occurred over the past
several weeks.  There was some recent degradation across portions of
north central into northwest Iowa.

A new graphical Drought Information Statement is now available
online in a PDF format. This statement can be found at:

https://weather.gov/media/dmx/DGT/DGT_DMX_03142024.pdf

Additional drought support information can be found at:

https://weather.gov/dmx/dssdrought

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.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...

The drought monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the
National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Weather Service,
the USDA and state and regional center climatologists.
Information for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA
observation sites, NRCS, USDA, USACE and USGS.

.QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS...

If you have any questions or comments about drought information
please contact:

    Climate Service Focal Point
    National Weather Service
    Johnston, IA 50131
    email: nws.desmoines@noaa.gov

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