According to the Drought Monitor, released today, most states in our region saw just slight increases in drought-covered area this week. The biggest expansion of dry conditions was in Virginia, while other states saw smaller changes. Puerto Rico decreased in moderate (D1) drought but the area of abnormally dry conditions (D0) expanded significantly. Since Virginia is expected to receive the most rain this week, that may be only a temporary expansion. Other areas are expected to see little rain, and they could see the drought there expand more.
