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April 11, 2024
Heavy rain earlier this week was not in time for the weekly drought monitor update.
December 29, 2023
The state saw about a 5% increase in areas not currently in a drought.
October 5, 2023
Many areas in the Hill Country received nearly four inches of rain, but it was not counted in this week's monitor.
August 31, 2023
Rains from Tropical Storm Harold missed Central Texas, leaving the region in the "exceptional" drought category.
July 28, 2023
More of the Lone Star State is either abnormally dry or in a level of drought, with the most regression in Central Texas
June 23, 2023
We are almost 3 inches below average for the month of June and we don't have widespread rain in the forecast.
June 8, 2023
It’s a mixed bag drought-wise for the U.S. Cotton Belt. Brad Rippey, agricultural meteorologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture recaps the current situation.
March 3, 2023
According to the Drought Monitor data released Thursday, about 17 percent of the state is either free of drought or "abnormally dry."
February 17, 2023
A Winter Storm just dropped 5 to 15 inches of snow across southern Colorado, but snowpack didn't change very much.