Current Drought Conditions for Minnesota - July 14, 2026
Minnesota Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 37% (32,246 square miles) of Minnesota is under active drought conditions, with an additional 38% (32,913 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Minnesota: 24.3% (21,098 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 12.8% (11,147 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
The interactive map below shows current Minnesota drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 32,913 | 37.9% | 37.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 21,098 | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| Severe Drought | 11,147 | 12.8% | 12.8% |
Minnesota Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Minnesota
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Ada | Moderate Drought |
| Adrian | Abnormally Dry |
| Afton | Abnormally Dry |
| Aitkin | Moderate Drought |
| Akeley | Severe Drought |
| Albert Lea | Abnormally Dry |
| Alberta | Abnormally Dry |
| Alden | Abnormally Dry |
| Alpha | Abnormally Dry |
| Altura | Abnormally Dry |
| Alvarado | Abnormally Dry |
| Amboy | Abnormally Dry |
| Appleton | Moderate Drought |
| Argyle | Abnormally Dry |
| Askov | Abnormally Dry |
| Audubon | Abnormally Dry |
| Aurora | Abnormally Dry |
| Babbitt | Abnormally Dry |
| Backus | Severe Drought |
| Badger | Abnormally Dry |
| Bagley | Moderate Drought |
| Balaton | Abnormally Dry |
| Ball Club | Severe Drought |
| Barnesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Barnum | Abnormally Dry |
| Battle Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Baudette | Moderate Drought |
| Baxter | Moderate Drought |
| Bayport | Abnormally Dry |
| Beardsley | Abnormally Dry |
| Beaver Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bellechester | Moderate Drought |
| Bellingham | Moderate Drought |
| Beltrami | Abnormally Dry |
| Belview | Abnormally Dry |
| Bemidji | Moderate Drought |
| Bena | Severe Drought |
| Benson | Abnormally Dry |
| Bertha | Abnormally Dry |
| Big Falls | Severe Drought |
| Bigelow | Abnormally Dry |
| Bigfork | Severe Drought |
| Bingham Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Biwabik | Abnormally Dry |
| Blackduck | Severe Drought |
| Blooming Prairie | Abnormally Dry |
| Blue Earth | Abnormally Dry |
| Bluffton | Moderate Drought |
| Borup | Moderate Drought |
| Bovey | Severe Drought |
| Boyd | Moderate Drought |
| Brainerd | Moderate Drought |
| Breckenridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Breezy Point | Severe Drought |
| Brewster | Abnormally Dry |
| Bricelyn | Moderate Drought |
| Brook Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Brooks | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookston | Abnormally Dry |
| Browns Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Buhl | Moderate Drought |
| Butterfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Byron | Abnormally Dry |
| Callaway | Abnormally Dry |
| Calumet | Severe Drought |
| Canby | Moderate Drought |
| Cannon Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Carlton | Abnormally Dry |
| Cass Lake | Severe Drought |
| Ceylon | Abnormally Dry |
| Chandler | Moderate Drought |
| Chickamaw Beach | Severe Drought |
| Chisholm | Moderate Drought |
| Chokio | Abnormally Dry |
| Clara City | Abnormally Dry |
| Claremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarissa | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarkfield | Moderate Drought |
| Clarks Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Clearbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Clements | Abnormally Dry |
| Climax | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Abnormally Dry |
| Clontarf | Abnormally Dry |
| Cloquet | Abnormally Dry |
| Coates | Abnormally Dry |
| Cohasset | Severe Drought |
| Coleraine | Severe Drought |
| Comfrey | Abnormally Dry |
| Conger | Moderate Drought |
| Cook | Moderate Drought |
| Cottage Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Cottonwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Courtland | Abnormally Dry |
| Cromwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Crookston | Abnormally Dry |
| Crosby | Moderate Drought |
| Currie | Abnormally Dry |
| Cuyuna | Moderate Drought |
| Dakota | Abnormally Dry |
| Danube | Abnormally Dry |
| Danvers | Abnormally Dry |
| Dawson | Moderate Drought |
| De Graff | Abnormally Dry |
| Deer Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Deer River | Severe Drought |
| Deerwood | Moderate Drought |
| Delavan | Abnormally Dry |
| Dennison | Abnormally Dry |
| Dent | Abnormally Dry |
| Detroit Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Dilworth | Moderate Drought |
| Dodge Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Dover | Abnormally Dry |
| Duluth | Abnormally Dry |
| Dundee | Abnormally Dry |
| Dunnell | Abnormally Dry |
| Eagle Bend | Abnormally Dry |
| East Grand Forks | Abnormally Dry |
| East Gull Lake | Severe Drought |
| Easton | Abnormally Dry |
| Echo | Abnormally Dry |
| Edgerton | Moderate Drought |
| Elgin | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabeth | Abnormally Dry |
| Ellendale | Abnormally Dry |
| Ellsworth | Abnormally Dry |
| Elmore | Moderate Drought |
| Ely | Moderate Drought |
| Emily | Severe Drought |
| Emmons | Moderate Drought |
| Erhard | Abnormally Dry |
| Erskine | Abnormally Dry |
| Esko | Abnormally Dry |
| Eveleth | Abnormally Dry |
| Eyota | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairfax | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Felton | Moderate Drought |
| Fertile | Abnormally Dry |
| Fifty Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Finland | Abnormally Dry |
| Finlayson | Abnormally Dry |
| Fisher | Abnormally Dry |
| Floodwood | Moderate Drought |
| Fosston | Abnormally Dry |
| Franklin | Abnormally Dry |
| Frazee | Abnormally Dry |
| Freeborn | Abnormally Dry |
| Frontenac | Abnormally Dry |
| Frost | Moderate Drought |
| Fulda | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden City | Abnormally Dry |
| Garrison | Abnormally Dry |
| Garvin | Abnormally Dry |
| Gary | Abnormally Dry |
| Geneva | Abnormally Dry |
| Ghent | Abnormally Dry |
| Gilbert | Abnormally Dry |
| Glenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Glyndon | Abnormally Dry |
| Gonvick | Moderate Drought |
| Good Thunder | Abnormally Dry |
| Goodhue | Moderate Drought |
| Goodview | Abnormally Dry |
| Graceville | Abnormally Dry |
| Granada | Abnormally Dry |
| Grand Marais | Moderate Drought |
| Grand Rapids | Severe Drought |
| Granite Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Grasston | Abnormally Dry |
| Greenbush | Abnormally Dry |
| Grygla | Moderate Drought |
| Hackensack | Severe Drought |
| Halstad | Moderate Drought |
| Hampton | Abnormally Dry |
| Hanley Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Hanska | Abnormally Dry |
| Harding | Abnormally Dry |
| Hardwick | Moderate Drought |
| Hartland | Abnormally Dry |
| Hastings | Abnormally Dry |
| Hawley | Abnormally Dry |
| Hayward | Abnormally Dry |
| Hendricks | Moderate Drought |
| Hendrum | Moderate Drought |
| Henning | Abnormally Dry |
| Heron Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Hewitt | Moderate Drought |
| Hibbing | Moderate Drought |
| Hill City | Severe Drought |
| Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Hinckley | Abnormally Dry |
| Hitterdal | Abnormally Dry |
| Holland | Moderate Drought |
| Hollandale | Abnormally Dry |
| Homer | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoyt Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Inger | Severe Drought |
| International Falls | Severe Drought |
| Inver Grove Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Iona | Abnormally Dry |
| Iron Junction | Abnormally Dry |
| Ironton | Moderate Drought |
| Isle | Abnormally Dry |
| Ivanhoe | Moderate Drought |
| Jackson | Abnormally Dry |
| Jasper | Severe Drought |
| Jeffers | Abnormally Dry |
| Jenkins | Severe Drought |
| Karlstad | Abnormally Dry |
| Kasson | Abnormally Dry |
| Keewatin | Moderate Drought |
| Kelliher | Moderate Drought |
| Kellogg | Abnormally Dry |
| Kenyon | Abnormally Dry |
| Kerkhoven | Abnormally Dry |
| Kettle River | Abnormally Dry |
| Kiester | Moderate Drought |
| Kinney | Moderate Drought |
| La Prairie | Severe Drought |
| Lake Benton | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Bronson | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake City | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Crystal | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake George | Severe Drought |
| Lake Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Shore | Severe Drought |
| Lake Wilson | Moderate Drought |
| Lakefield | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakeland | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakeland Shores | Abnormally Dry |
| Lamberton | Abnormally Dry |
| Laporte | Severe Drought |
| Lastrup | Abnormally Dry |
| Leota | Moderate Drought |
| Lewiston | Abnormally Dry |
| Lewisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Lismore | Abnormally Dry |
| Little Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Littlefork | Severe Drought |
| Longville | Severe Drought |
| Lucan | Abnormally Dry |
| Lutsen | Abnormally Dry |
| Luverne | Moderate Drought |
| Lynd | Abnormally Dry |
| Madelia | Abnormally Dry |
| Madison | Moderate Drought |
| Magnolia | Abnormally Dry |
| Mahnomen | Abnormally Dry |
| Mahtowa | Abnormally Dry |
| Mankato | Abnormally Dry |
| Mantorville | Abnormally Dry |
| Mapleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Marble | Severe Drought |
| Marietta | Moderate Drought |
| Marshall | Abnormally Dry |
| Maynard | Moderate Drought |
| Mazeppa | Moderate Drought |
| McGregor | Moderate Drought |
| McIntosh | Abnormally Dry |
| McKinley | Abnormally Dry |
| Meadowlands | Moderate Drought |
| Menahga | Severe Drought |
| Mentor | Abnormally Dry |
| Middle River | Abnormally Dry |
| Miesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Milan | Moderate Drought |
| Millville | Abnormally Dry |
| Milroy | Abnormally Dry |
| Minneiska | Abnormally Dry |
| Minneota | Moderate Drought |
| Minnesota City | Abnormally Dry |
| Minnesota Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Montevideo | Moderate Drought |
| Moorhead | Moderate Drought |
| Moose Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Morgan | Abnormally Dry |
| Morton | Abnormally Dry |
| Motley | Moderate Drought |
| Mountain Iron | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Murdock | Abnormally Dry |
| Nashwauk | Moderate Drought |
| Naytahwaush | Abnormally Dry |
| Nerstrand | Abnormally Dry |
| Nevis | Severe Drought |
| New Richland | Abnormally Dry |
| New Ulm | Abnormally Dry |
| New York Mills | Moderate Drought |
| Newfolden | Abnormally Dry |
| Newport | Abnormally Dry |
| Nielsville | Moderate Drought |
| Nimrod | Severe Drought |
| Nisswa | Severe Drought |
| North Mankato | Abnormally Dry |
| Northome | Severe Drought |
| Northrop | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Park Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Odessa | Moderate Drought |
| Odin | Abnormally Dry |
| Ogema | Abnormally Dry |
| Okabena | Abnormally Dry |
| Oklee | Abnormally Dry |
| Olivia | Abnormally Dry |
| Onamia | Abnormally Dry |
| Ormsby | Abnormally Dry |
| Oronoco | Moderate Drought |
| Orr | Severe Drought |
| Ortonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Osage | Moderate Drought |
| Oslo | Abnormally Dry |
| Ottertail | Abnormally Dry |
| Palisade | Moderate Drought |
| Park Rapids | Severe Drought |
| Parkers Prairie | Abnormally Dry |
| Pelican Rapids | Abnormally Dry |
| Pemberton | Abnormally Dry |
| Pennock | Abnormally Dry |
| Pequot Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Perham | Abnormally Dry |
| Pillager | Moderate Drought |
| Pine City | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Island | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Point | Moderate Drought |
| Pine River | Severe Drought |
| Pipestone | Moderate Drought |
| Plainview | Abnormally Dry |
| Plummer | Abnormally Dry |
| Ponemah | Moderate Drought |
| Porter | Moderate Drought |
| Prinsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Randolph | Abnormally Dry |
| Ranier | Severe Drought |
| Raymond | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Red Lake Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Wing | Abnormally Dry |
| Redby | Moderate Drought |
| Redwood Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Remer | Severe Drought |
| Renville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rice Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Rice Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Riverton | Moderate Drought |
| Rochester | Abnormally Dry |
| Rock Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Rollingstone | Abnormally Dry |
| Roosevelt | Moderate Drought |
| Roseau | Abnormally Dry |
| Rothsay | Abnormally Dry |
| Round Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Rush City | Abnormally Dry |
| Rushmore | Abnormally Dry |
| Russell | Abnormally Dry |
| Ruthton | Moderate Drought |
| Rutledge | Abnormally Dry |
| Sabin | Abnormally Dry |
| Sacred Heart | Abnormally Dry |
| Sanborn | Abnormally Dry |
| Sandstone | Abnormally Dry |
| Scanlon | Abnormally Dry |
| Searles | Abnormally Dry |
| Sebeka | Severe Drought |
| Shelly | Moderate Drought |
| Sherburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Shevlin | Moderate Drought |
| Silver Bay | Abnormally Dry |
| Skyline | Abnormally Dry |
| Slayton | Abnormally Dry |
| Sleepy Eye | Abnormally Dry |
| Soudan | Moderate Drought |
| Springfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Staples | Moderate Drought |
| Steen | Abnormally Dry |
| Stephen | Abnormally Dry |
| Stockton | Abnormally Dry |
| Storden | Abnormally Dry |
| Sturgeon Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Taconite | Severe Drought |
| Tamarack | Moderate Drought |
| Taunton | Moderate Drought |
| Tenstrike | Severe Drought |
| The Lakes | Abnormally Dry |
| Thief River Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Tower | Moderate Drought |
| Tracy | Abnormally Dry |
| Trimont | Abnormally Dry |
| Truman | Abnormally Dry |
| Twin Lakes | Moderate Drought |
| Twin Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Two Harbors | Abnormally Dry |
| Tyler | Moderate Drought |
| Ulen | Abnormally Dry |
| Underwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Utica | Abnormally Dry |
| Vergas | Abnormally Dry |
| Vermillion | Abnormally Dry |
| Verndale | Moderate Drought |
| Vernon Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Vesta | Abnormally Dry |
| Viking | Abnormally Dry |
| Vineland | Abnormally Dry |
| Virginia | Abnormally Dry |
| Wabasha | Abnormally Dry |
| Wabasso | Abnormally Dry |
| Wadena | Moderate Drought |
| Wahkon | Abnormally Dry |
| Waldorf | Abnormally Dry |
| Walker | Severe Drought |
| Walnut Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Wanamingo | Abnormally Dry |
| Warba | Severe Drought |
| Warren | Abnormally Dry |
| Warroad | Moderate Drought |
| Watson | Moderate Drought |
| Waubun | Abnormally Dry |
| Welcome | Abnormally Dry |
| Wells | Abnormally Dry |
| West Concord | Abnormally Dry |
| Westbrook | Abnormally Dry |
| Wheaton | Abnormally Dry |
| White Earth | Abnormally Dry |
| Williams | Moderate Drought |
| Willow River | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilton | Moderate Drought |
| Windom | Abnormally Dry |
| Winger | Abnormally Dry |
| Winnebago | Abnormally Dry |
| Winona | Abnormally Dry |
| Winton | Moderate Drought |
| Wolverton | Abnormally Dry |
| Wood Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Worthington | Abnormally Dry |
| Wrenshall | Abnormally Dry |
| Wright | Abnormally Dry |
| Zemple | Severe Drought |
| Zumbro Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Zumbrota | Moderate Drought |