D2 (Severe Drought) is covering more than half of the state, close to a 10-point spike in a week. Across the entire Midwest, the Drought Monitor shows: 64.71% of the Midwest is D1/Abnormally Dry ...

Widespread rains finally swept across the Midwest over the past week, but they didn’t put much of a dent into the overall U.S. drought picture with drought percentages still resembling 2012.

Then, a record warm winter fueled in part by a strong El Niño led to a snow drought in the upper Midwest. In some cases, that snow drought was due to a lack of precipitation. In other areas ...

Most of the country experienced dry weather except for West and Gulf coasts, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Winter moisture has helped ease stress and another cold stretch expected, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.