The combination of almost no rain and very warm temperatures has resulted in a big increase in abnormally dry conditions across the region. In a few areas, the drought status increased by two categories, which rarely happens. The only place that did not change or improved slightly was central Florida. Another week of dry and hot conditions is likely to result in further degradations in next week’s map, although there have been more spotty showers today. The showery weather is likely to continue for the next week but it is not clear that it will make much difference in dry conditions on the ground. The rapid onset of drought has resulted in losses to dryland crops like corn and heavy use of water in irrigated fields. https://gardenprofessors.com/predicting-hurricane-tracks-and-what-they-leave-behind/. Puerto Rico is the only part of the Southeast with no dry conditions.
