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1,732 of 3,222 US counties in drought, week of October 20, 2026. A year before: 1,812.

  • None
  • Under 25%
  • 25–50%
  • 50–75%
  • 75% or more
Indicator: Counties with any part in moderate drought (D1) or worse, as a share of the state’s countiesSource: U.S. Drought Monitor (NDMC, USDA, NOAA). Map: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, states (generalised); Alaska and Hawaii as insets

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Hennepin County, Minnesota

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This week

Each reading has its own date: drought, week of October 20, 2026; wildfires, Oct 24, 2026; rivers, Oct 23, 2026
Drought

All of the county is in drought

100% of its area

  • In moderate drought (D1) or worse; none extreme
  • Four weeks before: 100%. A year before: 0%
  • Minnesota: 62 of 87 counties in drought (19 a year before)
Minnesota’s counties, week of October 20, 2026Each county by the share of its area in drought; Hennepin outlined.
Aitkin County: 100% in droughtAnoka County: 100% in droughtBecker County: 100% in droughtBeltrami County: 30% in droughtBenton County: 100% in droughtBig Stone County: 100% in droughtBlue Earth County: 0% in droughtBrown County: 0% in droughtCarlton County: 100% in droughtCarver County: 49% in droughtCass County: 100% in droughtChippewa County: 21% in droughtChisago County: 100% in droughtClay County: 100% in droughtClearwater County: 37% in droughtCook County: 100% in droughtCottonwood County: 13% in droughtCrow Wing County: 100% in droughtDakota County: 100% in droughtDodge County: 0% in droughtDouglas County: 92% in droughtFaribault County: 0% in droughtFillmore County: 0% in droughtFreeborn County: 0% in droughtGoodhue County: 88% in droughtGrant County: 95% in droughtHennepin County: 100% in droughtHouston County: 0% in droughtHubbard County: 100% in droughtIsanti County: 100% in droughtItasca County: 100% in droughtJackson County: 0% in droughtKanabec County: 100% in droughtKandiyohi County: 23% in droughtKittson County: 0% in droughtKoochiching County: 94% in droughtLac qui Parle County: 100% in droughtLake County: 100% in droughtLake of the Woods County: 0% in droughtLe Sueur County: 0% in droughtLincoln County: 100% in droughtLyon County: 100% in droughtMcLeod County: 5% in droughtMahnomen County: 90% in droughtMarshall County: 0% in droughtMartin County: 0% in droughtMeeker County: 36% in droughtMille Lacs County: 100% in droughtMorrison County: 100% in droughtMower County: 0% in droughtMurray County: 95% in droughtNicollet County: 0% in droughtNobles County: 34% in droughtNorman County: 100% in droughtOlmsted County: 0% in droughtOtter Tail County: 46% in droughtPennington County: 0% in droughtPine County: 100% in droughtPipestone County: 100% in droughtPolk County: 10% in droughtPope County: 78% in droughtRamsey County: 100% in droughtRed Lake County: 0% in droughtRedwood County: 37% in droughtRenville County: 0% in droughtRice County: 24% in droughtRock County: 64% in droughtRoseau County: 0% in droughtSt. Louis County: 100% in droughtScott County: 54% in droughtSherburne County: 100% in droughtSibley County: 0% in droughtStearns County: 100% in droughtSteele County: 0% in droughtStevens County: 63% in droughtSwift County: 21% in droughtTodd County: 100% in droughtTraverse County: 100% in droughtWabasha County: 43% in droughtWadena County: 100% in droughtWaseca County: 0% in droughtWashington County: 100% in droughtWatonwan County: 0% in droughtWilkin County: 100% in droughtWinona County: 0% in droughtWright County: 99% in droughtYellow Medicine County: 88% in drought
  • Under 25%
  • 25–50%
  • 50–99%
  • All of the county
Indicator: Share of each county’s area in moderate drought (D1) or worse (%)Source: U.S. Drought Monitor (NDMC, USDA, NOAA)
Mississippi River

Normal for the date

7,200 cubic ft/s

  • 102% of the median flow for Oct 23 (7,060 cfs)
  • At St. Paul, USGS gage 05331000
The last 12 months, to Oct 23, 2026Daily flow at St. Paul against the middle half of past years for each date.
3k10k30kJan 2026AprJulOct
  • Flow
  • Middle half of past years
  • Median
Indicator: Daily mean discharge, cubic feet per second (log scale)Source: USGS daily values, gage 05331000 (provisional)

All 5 stream gages in the county run lower than a year before. Flow as a share of a year before, October 26, 2026:

  • Crow River at Rockford42%
  • Elm Creek near Champlin52%
  • Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park71%
  • Shingle Creek at Queen Ave50%
  • Minnehaha Creek at Hiawatha Ave.21%
Wildfires nearby

11 new in the last two weeks

11 within 100 miles

  • Nearest: 128th St, 32 miles away, under 1 acre, found Oct 23
  • 12 fires within 100 miles are not yet declared out
Fires not yet out, Oct 24, 2026Each fire within 100 miles by distance and direction; dot size is acres.
25 mi50 mi100 miNSantiago, Sherburne: 151 acres, 38 mi, found October 10, 2026Rutabaga 2.0, Pine: 103 acres, 92 mi, found October 10, 2026Grouse Trail, Pine: 21 acres, 87 mi, found October 19, 2026Ryan Lake, Chisago: 10 acres, 34 mi, found October 20, 2026Corn, Burnett: 2 acres, 63 mi, found October 22, 2026Swamp Edge, Washburn: under 1 acre, 98 mi, found October 23, 2026128th St, Sherburne: under 1 acre, 32 mi, found October 23, 2026Evergreen, Polk: under 1 acre, 55 mi, found October 24, 2026Crow Wing Heights, Crow Wing: under 1 acre, 98 mi, found April 15, 2026Narrow Gauge, Barron: under 1 acre, 90 mi, found October 22, 2026Ward Lake, Polk: under 1 acre, 69 mi, found October 24, 2026Bridge, Burnett: under 1 acre, 77 mi, found October 20, 2026
  • A fire not yet declared out
Indicator: Wildfire incidents not yet declared out, by location and acresSource: NIFC WFIGS incident locations (IRWIN)
  • This year: 417 wildfires within 100 miles, 1,651 acres in all; the largest was Snake Trail 2 (168 acres)
Air quality

More bad-air days than usual

10 bad-air days in 2025

  • Average of the ten years before: 3.3 days (2015–2024)
  • Fine particles (PM2.5, including wildfire smoke) were the main pollutant on 78% of days, ozone on 17%
Bad-air days, 1980–2025Days a year with an AQI above 100 in Hennepin County; 2025 in colour.
010201980: 19 days1981: 9 days1982: 0 days1983: 2 days1984: 0 days1985: 0 days1986: 3 days1987: 6 days1988: 13 days1989: 9 days1990: 2 days1991: 1 days1992: 2 days1993: 2 days1994: 0 days1995: 0 days1996: 0 days1997: 0 days1998: 2 days1999: 2 days2000: 9 days2001: 5 days2002: 1 days2003: 4 days2004: 3 days2005: 6 days2006: 2 days2007: 5 days2008: 4 days2009: 3 days2010: 3 days2011: 0 days2012: 1 days2013: 0 days2014: 0 days2015: 3 days2016: 2 days2017: 1 days2018: 1 days2019: 0 days2020: 2 days2021: 3 days2022: 0 days2023: 17 days2024: 4 days2025: 10 days198020002025
  • 2025
  • Earlier years
Indicator: Days with a daily AQI above 100 (unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse)Source: EPA Air Quality System, annual AQI by county

Key figures and how Hennepin County compares

Latest full year for each
IndicatorHennepinMinnesotaUnited StatesAmong all US countiesRank in MinnesotaLast 20 years
Unemployment rate2025 · Annual average, by residence 3.6% 3.9% 4.3%* Higher than 34% of 3,221 counties 71st of 87
Average weekly wage2025 $1,775 $1,480 $1,514 Higher than 98% of 3,221 counties 1st of 87
Temperature against 1991–20202025 · Against the 1991–2020 normal +1.2°F +1.3°F +1.4°F Higher than 61% of 3,134 counties 64th of 87
Precipitation, share of normal2025 · 100% is the 1991–2020 normal 101% 93% 93% Higher than 74% of 3,134 counties 26th of 87
Days with unhealthy air2025 · AQI above 100 10 – – Higher than 92% of 916 counties 11th of 21 with monitors
Presidential margin2024 · Winner’s lead in points D+42.4 D+4.2 R+1.5 More Democratic than 98% of 3,104 counties 2nd most Democratic of 87

Ranks put the highest value first. Air figures exist only for counties with an EPA monitor, so those rank among the counties that have one. The histograms trim the top and bottom 1% of counties so the middle is readable. A dash means the publisher has no figure at that level. *The US unemployment rate weights the 50 states and DC by their labor force. Sources: BLS (jobs and wages), NOAA (temperature and precipitation), EPA (air), MIT Election Data and Science Lab (votes).

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Contiguous US temperature

+1.4°F in 2025

Against the 1991–2020 normal. 2024 was +2.2°F.

Contiguous US temperature, 1895–2025Each year against the 1991–2020 normal, over one stripe per year: blue cooler, red warmer.
−4−3−2−10+1+2+3°F1895: -2.94°F1896: -1.29°F1897: -1.72°F1898: -1.84°F1899: -2.27°F1900: -0.50°F1901: -1.40°F1902: -1.69°F1903: -2.65°F1904: -2.12°F1905: -2.28°F1906: -1.55°F1907: -1.79°F1908: -1.20°F1909: -1.84°F1910: -0.86°F1911: -1.25°F1912: -3.04°F1913: -1.73°F1914: -1.44°F1915: -1.83°F1916: -2.43°F1917: -3.21°F1918: -1.41°F1919: -1.73°F1920: -2.20°F1921: +0.52°F1922: -1.25°F1923: -1.64°F1924: -2.69°F1925: -0.76°F1926: -1.32°F1927: -1.13°F1928: -1.36°F1929: -2.42°F1930: -1.30°F1931: +0.26°F1932: -1.55°F1933: -0.28°F1934: +0.83°F1935: -1.38°F1936: -1.12°F1937: -1.73°F1938: -0.10°F1939: -0.02°F1940: -1.39°F1941: -0.62°F1942: -1.44°F1943: -1.21°F1944: -1.44°F1945: -1.53°F1946: -0.33°F1947: -1.36°F1948: -1.67°F1949: -1.26°F1950: -1.88°F1951: -2.16°F1952: -1.00°F1953: +0.09°F1954: +0.05°F1955: -1.58°F1956: -0.93°F1957: -1.23°F1958: -1.35°F1959: -1.17°F1960: -1.84°F1961: -1.41°F1962: -1.37°F1963: -1.02°F1964: -1.60°F1965: -1.59°F1966: -1.79°F1967: -1.51°F1968: -1.95°F1969: -1.78°F1970: -1.67°F1971: -1.62°F1972: -1.91°F1973: -0.99°F1974: -1.01°F1975: -1.77°F1976: -1.81°F1977: -0.72°F1978: -2.23°F1979: -2.39°F1980: -0.89°F1981: -0.16°F1982: -1.94°F1983: -1.40°F1984: -1.30°F1985: -1.97°F1986: +0.04°F1987: +0.05°F1988: -0.65°F1989: -1.44°F1990: +0.24°F1991: -0.12°F1992: -0.68°F1993: -2.02°F1994: -0.41°F1995: -0.62°F1996: -1.39°F1997: -1.07°F1998: +0.95°F1999: +0.60°F2000: -0.01°F2001: +0.41°F2002: -0.07°F2003: -0.02°F2004: -0.18°F2005: +0.36°F2006: +0.97°F2007: +0.38°F2008: -0.98°F2009: -0.89°F2010: -0.29°F2011: -0.09°F2012: +2.01°F2013: -0.85°F2014: -0.74°F2015: +1.12°F2016: +1.64°F2017: +1.27°F2018: +0.24°F2019: -0.60°F2020: +1.09°F2021: +1.23°F2022: +0.11°F2023: +1.10°F2024: +2.22°F2025: +1.35°F1900192019401960198020002020
  • 10-year average
  • Each year
Indicator: Yearly mean temperature of the contiguous US against its 1991–2020 normal (°F)Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, nClimDiv monthly temperature and precipitation (U.S. public domain), via climatedata.dev county-climate, version 2026-10-25.b4bbb5298a

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Figures as of the site's last build. Drought: week of October 20, 2026. Wildfires: October 28, 2026. Streams: October 26, 2026. US public domain data from NOAA, USGS, EPA, BLS and NIFC.