The dry conditions we have seen over the last few weeks remained in place through the Drought Monitor map cutoff on Tuesday. This resulted in widespread increases in the amount of area covered by abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1). A small area of severe drought (D2) was introduced to the northwestern part of the Florida peninsula. Since the cutoff, a stalled front has brought a couple of inches of rain to the driest areas in Florida, so I would not be surprised if the D2 disappears on next week’s map. Additional rain over the next few days could eat away at some of the increases we saw this week. There was no change in drought conditions in Puerto Rico.
