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During the next decade, the northern plains suffered four of their seven driest calendar years since 1895, Kansas four of its 12 driest, [17] and the entire region south to West Texas [18] lacked any period of above-normal rainfall until record rains hit in 1941. [19] When severe drought struck the Great Plains region in the 1930s, it resulted ...
According to numerous studies, the 1934–35 droughts and heat might have certainly been the worst such events in the 20th century at that particular time. [4] Several states, however, were worse affected when the 1936 North American heat waves and drought spells developed that year and reset records across those areas. [2]
By the time the drought ended, 244 of Texas's 254 counties had been declared federal disaster areas. [40] Drought became particularly severe in California, with some natural lakes drying up completely in 1953. Southern California was hit hard by drought in 1958–1959, badly straining water resources. A widespread, 1930s-style dust storm ...
Missouri basketball lost track of Mississippi with a long scoring drought, which has been a common theme throughout the Tigers' slump.
The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2025 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.
79% of Missouri is experiencing drought, including 11% of the state that is in extreme drought. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Feb. 20—A little rainfall hits the spot — especially for local cattle and crop farmers eyeing the calendar (and the weather). After starting off this year in the depths of soil-parched ...
The drought and heat wave conditions led many Midwestern cities to experience record heat. In Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature was below 90 °F (32 °C) only twice and soared above the century mark (100 °F or 38 °C) for 17 days straight; in Memphis, Tennessee, the temperature reached an all-time high of 108 °F (42 °C) on July 13, 1980, part of a 15-day stretch of temperatures ...