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Latest Report - October 17, 2024

Daryl Ritchison
Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN)
State Climatologist for North Dakota

Summary

Red Flag Warnings today (Friday).
Some rain Thursday Night and Friday, not enough to change drought conditions, but perhaps enough to dampen things a bit to lessen fire risk.
Drought conditions have expended greatly in the past couple of months. Some rain events are coming, but likely not enough to change drought conditions for most areas.
Above average Temperatures overall the rest of the month, but averages are dropping so temperatures will still be trending cooler.
Rainfall changes next Tuesday and again toward the following weekend.

Drought Report 10-17-2024