The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that much of the Florida Peninsula has improved in drought status with the recent rains that have fallen there. Only the southeast part of the state has seen dry conditions expand. Elsewhere in the mainland region, a few small areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions have appeared due to the warm temperatures and scattered rainfall that have occurred. In Puerto Rico, almost 40% of the territory is now in abnormally dry conditions, up from 20% last week.
