Drought Information Statement for Southern Wisconsin Valid Jan 18, 2024 Issued By: NWS Milwaukee Contact Information: nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov This product will be updated around Feb 15, 2024 or sooner if conditions change considerably. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements Please visit https://www.weather.gov/mkx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. 1 Wisconsin Drought Update Drought Intensity and Extent Severe Drought across parts of southwest Wisconsin Moderate Drought across parts of south-central Wisconsin Drought conditions improved from Severe to Moderate in Marquette County over the past week 1 Week Drought Condition Class Change Precipitation Precipitation over the past 30 days was 150-300% of normal across southern Wisconsin. Precipitation over the past 90 days ws 75-150% of normal. Deficits in the southern Wisconsin drought areas over the past 90 days are 1-3 inches and deficits over the past 9 months are 9-15 inches (not shown). https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/30dPDeptWI.png https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/subrgn/WI/90dPDeptWI.png https://www.weather.gov/mkx/Drought Summary of Impacts Mitigation Actions None known at this time Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Current Conditions 28 Day Streamflow Streamflow averaged over the past 28 days is in the 25-75th percentile Soil moisture is in the 10-30th percentile in parts of the drought area in southwest Wisconsin Soil Moisture Ranking Percentile Jan 17, 2024 7 Day Precipitation Forecast 0.50-2.00” 0.10”- 0.25” is expected over the next 7 days across the drought area in southern Wisconsin Normal weekly precipitation this time of year is in the 0.25”- 0.50” range https://www.drought.gov/data-maps-tools/quantitative-precipitation-forecast-qpf Extended February - April Outlook Above normal temperatures are favored from late winter into early spring across all of southern Wisconsin There are equal chances for above normal, near normal and below normal precipitation across the drought areas of southern Wisconsin. Below normal precipitation is favored across eastern Wisconsin closer to Lake Michigan Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage No improvement in drought conditions are expected from late winter through early spring across southern Wisconsin. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook THIS SLIDE IS REQUIRED Both the Monthly and the Seasonal Drought Outlook images will auto-populate, but please only include one on the slide, moving the other off to the right. Use whichever image tells the best story for your area of interest. Be sure to use the correct caption box and edit the released and valid dates as well. You can and should reference the temperature and precipitation outlooks to support the message, but please keep this slide to 1 image. Discussions: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/mdo_summary.php https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.php For USAPI, can consider using NMME imagery for temperature and/or precipitation to help message potential drought improvement/degradation/amelioration.