Drought Information Statement for Northwest Ohio
Valid November 20, 2025
Issued By: NWS Cleveland
Contact Information: nicholas.greenawalt@noaa.gov  
This product will be updated by December 18, 2025 or sooner if drought conditions significantly change.
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Drought conditions have improved across most of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.
Extreme Drought (D3) conditions persist across portions of northwest Ohio. 

Drought intensity and Extent
D3 (Extreme Drought): Portions of northwest Ohio.
D2 (Severe Drought): Portions of northwest Ohio.
D1 (Moderate Drought): Portions of northwest and north central Ohio and far southeast Crawford County, PA.
D0: (Abnormally Dry): Small portions of the area in Ohio and southeast Crawford County, PA.

Recent Change in Drought Intensity
Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. 
Drought conditions have improved across the most of the area over the past several weeks.
Portions of northwest Ohio where D3 drought persists have seen no change in the past several weeks.

Precipitation
Much of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania have received 2 to 6 inches of precipitation in the past 30 days. The primary snow belt of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania have received 6 to 8 inches of precipitation in the past 30 days.
Portions of northwest Ohio where D3 drought conditions persist have only receive 1 to 2 inches of precipitation in the past 30 days.
30-day precipitation across most of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania is above to well above normal, with amounts across parts of northwest and central Ohio slightly below to below normal.

Temperature
Average temperatures over the last 7 days (ending 10/4) have been at least 8 degrees above normal.
Average temperatures over the last 30 days (ending 10/4) have been above normal, generally by 3 to 6 degrees.

Summary of Impacts

Hydrologic Impacts 
14-day average streamflow on Maumee River at Waterville, OH remains near the 10th percentile. (USGS)

Agricultural Impacts
No known impacts at this time.

Fire Hazard Impacts
No known impacts at this time.

Other Impacts
No known impacts at this time.

Mitigation Actions
Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information.

Seven Day Precipitation Forecast
Precipitation amounts of 0.5” to 1.25” are possible across most of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania over the next 7 days.
Rainfall amounts less than one half inch expected near the Toledo metro area and across extreme northeast Ohio and Erie County, PA.

Long-Range Outlooks
The monthly precipitation outlook for December leans above normal for precipitation.
The monthly temperature outlook for December leans below normal for temperature.


Drought Outlook
The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage
Drought conditions are predicted to improve the local area through the end of February.