1983–1985 North American drought

Weather event in the United States and Canada February 2025 An extreme drought that was accompanied by several intense heat waves across several portions of the United States and southern Canada developed during mid-spring 1983 and extended through to Autumn 1985.Outside of NYC, Drought is Fading The New York Times 10 November 1985 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/10/us/outside-new-york-city-the-drought-is-fading.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap May 12, 2022 Stevens William K. Overview The United States Drought of 1983 may have started in April.May 2022 The drought involved numerous states in the Midwest and the Great Plains. As well, many states experienced a heat wave in the summer months, with temperatures over 100 F C or higher in multiple areas.May 2022 Later in 1983 and the two following years, dry conditions began affecting south-central Canada as well, particularly Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The drought may have been caused under a weak-to-moderate La Niña which might have developed during mid-spring of 1983.A 1983-84 La Niña Animation The Physical Sciences Laboratory January 2010 https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/232 May 12, 2022 Xeflide Seth Midwestern States Almost all the counties in the State of IndianaU.S. Drought Disaster Declared by U.S. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/03/us/drought-disaster-declared-by-us.html 2009-04-13 1983-09-03 Andrew H. Malcolm and many in IllinoisDroughts in Illinois NWS http://www.co.sangamon.il.us/NHMP/PDF/Drought-draft.pdf March 30, 2013 May 14, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220514090517/https://co.sangamon.il.us/NHMP/PDF/Drought-draft.pdf dead were given a drought disaster declaration because of dangerous heat spells, along with extremely dry conditions. In Kentucky, the Drought of 1983 was second to worst in the 20th century. Numerous trees and shrubs went into dormancy.The Top Ten Heat Events NOAA http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk=top10heat 2009-04-20 Northeastern States Dry conditions also affected parts of the Middle Atlantic between 1983 and 1985.The Surface Water Resource Potential of New Jersey The Montclair State University January 2010 https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/232 May 12, 2022 Xeflide Seth The drought, especially in 1983 – 1985, affected Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, parts of New England and eastern New York State. Canada In parts of south-central Canada between spring 1983 to early Autumn 1985, drought led to substandard crops, primarily in Alberta, Manitoba and several regions of Saskatchewan.Summer 1984 Chinook Volume 6 Number 3 http://cmosarchives.ca/Chinook/ch0603.pdf May 12, 2022 Though June was somewhat wet for these areas, July was almost exactly the opposite, as was August, Autumn and the following two years. Related heat wave Excessive heat waves affected numerous portions of the United States from Spring 1983 to mid-Autumn 1985.The National Climate Program Act and Climate Change Washington DC US Government Printing Office 1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=HAsYFsl2KdwC&dq=the+us+%221985+heat+wave%22&pg=PA384 May 14, 2022 Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky were pummeled by severe heat which killed several hundred people.St. Louis Bears Brunt of Heat Wave as U.S. Toll Rises New York Times 24 July 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/24/us/st-louis-bears-brunt-of-heat-wave-as-us-toll-rises.html 2009-04-15 The heat and dryness also went across the Southeastern and Mid Atlantic areas, including New York City.The 1983 Drought Globalenergy http://globalenergy-news.com/the-1983-drought Sep 4, 2019 Other affected states were Nebraska, Iowa,The Great Drought of 1983 UPI http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/14/The-great-drought-of-1983-forced-an-Iowa-bank/9789432360000 November 28, 2016 Wisconsin,Joe Lauer Will We Have Enough Corn 19 July 2012 WCM Newsletter https://ipcm.wisc.edu/blog/2012/07/will-we-have-enough-corn Dec 12, 2020 Minnesota and Kansas.A Long and Hot Summer Weatherwise 37 18 10.1080/00431672.1984.9933224 1984 Chaston Peter R. 1 1984Weawi..37a..18C Long Hot Summer Weatherwise 37 18 Tandfonline 10.1080/00431672.1984.9933224 1984 Chaston Peter R. 1984Weawi..37a..18C References Category:Droughts in the United States Category:Droughts in Canada Category:Meteorological events in 1983 Category:1983 natural disasters Category:20th-century heat waves Category:1983 natural disasters in the United States Category:1984 natural disasters in the United States Category:1985 natural disasters in the United States Category:1980s droughts