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2024 Hennepin County All -Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Volume 2 — Hazard Inventory <br />GRAPHIC 4.3.1K Difference in number of days per year by mid-century (2040-2070) maximum <br />temperatures above 95' F. <br />Like severe convective storms, drought has shown no trend towards increasing in frequency, severity, <br />duration, or areal coverage in recent decades. This is because the increases in precipitation have <br />overwhelmed even recent significant drought episodes. <br />Projections, however, indicate that drought will at a minimum become more severe in the future —when <br />it occurs. This increase would be in response to the inevitable increase in summertime high temperatures. <br />It remains unclear whether the actual frequency of drought conditions will increase. Projected increases <br />in the number of consecutive dry days during dry spells suggest that drought frequency may increase, in <br />the form of short, "flash" drought episodes, as have been common in the early 2020s (GRAPHIC 4.3.1L). <br />GRAPHIC 4.3.1L Difference in number of consecutive days per year by mid-century (2040-2070) with less <br />than 0.01 inches of precipitation. An increase in this variable is associated with an increase in the chance <br />of drought in the future. <br />.E <br />