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Latest Report - Sept. 19, 2024

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

Summary

Continued mild. Both the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks trend toward warmer than average temperatures
Warm temperatures will be little freeze through until perhaps the very end of September or October allowing the corn crop to finish
Drought expansion in western North Dakota D1 drought expanded east a bit and D2 expanded in SW North Dakota.
Dry areas probably staying mostly dry for the next two weeks. Odds are that western ND in particular will go into the winter in drought
Dry areas may see increased risk of grass fires or fires associated with harvest.

Drought 9-19-24