It’s no surprise that a small patch of severe drought showed up in last week’s drought monitor update, and it’s still there in this week’s report. It covers about 2% of Minnesota, stretching from Duluth through Cloquet, Moose Lake, and Sandstone, and extends into a sliver of northwest Wisconsin—around 1% of the state—including Superior, Dairyland, Solon Springs, and Minong.
Currently, 22% of Minnesota is dealing with moderate drought, and 62% of the state is still unusually dry.
About 38% of Wisconsin is experiencing moderate drought, and 78% of the state is unusually dry.
The yellow areas show a one-class drop in the drought monitor category between October 28, 2025, and November 11, 2025.
Precipitation totals from the past 60 days.
The darkest red areas on the map show regions that have received about 25% or less of their normal precipitation since mid-September.
The last time Duluth saw a quarter inch or more of precipitation was back on September 21, which was about 7 weeks ago and is now approaching 8 weeks.
Since late September, the highest single-day precipitation in Duluth has been only 0.18 inches, recorded on October 12th.
Since September 1st, Duluth has seen 4.19 inches less precipitation than usual, and since January 1st, it’s been 10.27 inches below normal.
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