Starting in 1993, the weather pattern over the Red River Valley region became wetter. Average annual rainfall increased 15-20%. The cause or causes of this sudden change is unclear, much like we do not know the exact reason that the 1930s Dust Bowl happened. Likewise, we did not know in 1993 that the weather would stay wet so long. To be fair, there have been dry periods since 1993, but they have been generally short periods. The most notable dry period since 1993 was in the spring and summer of 2012.
The past six months, however, have been dry like 2012 but because it's been during fall and winter, the dry weather has gone largely unnoticed. If the present dry weather continues much longer, it will no longer go unnoticed. Wet and dry periods of weather in varying lengths, though inconvenient, are a perfectly normal part of our Great Plains climate.
March 24, 2021 at 12:00PM
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/weather/6948827-WeatherTalk-Its-dry-like-2012-out-there
WeatherTalk: It's dry like 2012 out there - Grand Forks Herald
https://news.google.com/search?q=dry&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
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