The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that everywhere in the Southeast is in drought except for a tiny sliver on the east coast of Florida just north of Miami, which is only abnormally dry. Almost 60% of the region is in extreme (D3) drought due to almost no rainfall and warm temperatures. Fortunately, since the cutoff date for this map on Tuesday morning at 8 am, more rain has fallen in the region so the spread of extreme and exceptional drought should stop for now and there could be some areas with a slight improvement, especially if more rain falls over the next few days. Puerto Rico continues to be free of any dry conditions.
