Counties with the worst droughts in North Dakota
Stacker
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- Abnormally dry: 12.2%
- Area in drought: 54.9% (#15 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 26.1%
--- Severe drought: 15.8%
--- Extreme drought: 13.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 54.9% (#15 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 26.1%
--- Severe drought: 15.8%
--- Extreme drought: 13.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
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- Abnormally dry: 19.3%
- Area in drought: 80.7%
--- Moderate drought: 80.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 80.7%
--- Moderate drought: 80.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Cass County
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- Abnormally dry: 10.1%
- Area in drought: 89.9%
--- Moderate drought: 89.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 89.9%
--- Moderate drought: 89.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Oliver County
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- Abnormally dry: 6.3%
- Area in drought: 93.7%
--- Moderate drought: 93.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 93.7%
--- Moderate drought: 93.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
LaMoure County
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- Abnormally dry: 6.3%
- Area in drought: 93.7%
--- Moderate drought: 79.9%
--- Severe drought: 13.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 93.7%
--- Moderate drought: 79.9%
--- Severe drought: 13.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Mercer County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Ransom County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sioux County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sargent County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Richland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
McIntosh County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dickey County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 60.9%
--- Severe drought: 39.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 60.9%
--- Severe drought: 39.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Grant County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.9%
--- Severe drought: 84.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.9%
--- Severe drought: 84.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Renville County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 43.2%
--- Severe drought: 42.3%
--- Extreme drought: 14.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 43.2%
--- Severe drought: 42.3%
--- Extreme drought: 14.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Hettinger County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 82.6%
--- Extreme drought: 17.4%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 82.6%
--- Extreme drought: 17.4%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Burke County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.2%
--- Severe drought: 53.8%
--- Extreme drought: 32.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.2%
--- Severe drought: 53.8%
--- Extreme drought: 32.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Mountrail County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 6.5%
--- Severe drought: 59.1%
--- Extreme drought: 34.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 6.5%
--- Severe drought: 59.1%
--- Extreme drought: 34.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Stark County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 19.4%
--- Severe drought: 38.0%
--- Extreme drought: 42.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 19.4%
--- Severe drought: 38.0%
--- Extreme drought: 42.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dunn County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.8%
--- Severe drought: 29.0%
--- Extreme drought: 56.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.8%
--- Severe drought: 29.0%
--- Extreme drought: 56.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Adams County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.7%
--- Extreme drought: 99.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.7%
--- Extreme drought: 99.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
McKenzie County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Williams County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Slope County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Golden Valley County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Divide County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bowman County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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