MINNEAPOLIS — Parts of Minnesota have once again slipped into severe drought, just a year after one of the worst statewide droughts in decades.
Minneapolis and St. Paul had their fifth-driest June ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. July has not been much better. Couple the lack of rain with abnormally hot days that quickly evaporate what little precipitation there has been, and it doesn't take long for a drought to form, said Eric Ahasic, an NWS meteorologist based in the Twin Cities.
"The problem is June, July and August are normally our wettest months," Ahasic said. "We really need to get that rain in the wet season because once we get to fall we usually just don't have enough moisture in the air to make a dent."
