called exceptional drought conditions. the worst depossignation. it comes after a week with zero rainfall and record high temperatures, drought conditions getting worse in new mexico and southern nevada. experts did not note some improvements in texas and oklahoma after heavy rains this past week. joining me now is cnn meteorologist derek van dam. this is pretty worrying essentially when it comes to lake meade. >> it was just last august the bureau of reclamation projected lake mead would sit at 1,059 feet and we know it's currently at 1,049 feet. the projections what's actually happening and what's been realized is far worse than their initial projections. we've all seen the pictures of the boats now being revealed by the dried up rivers and the dried up lake beds here within