The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows only a few small changes in the map compared to last week, with slight increases in drought area overall. There were a few small areas of improvement in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. There was no change in the Puerto Rico map, with less than one percent of the area there under abnormally dry conditions. Rainfall amounts in the next week are expected to be quite light except in the Florida Peninsula, so I would not expect to see big changes in next week’s map.
