A recent parade of storms has helped improve the drought from Severe to Moderate, but the state remains in a rain deficit.

Each Thursday morning, the U.S. Drought Monitor map is released to the public ... a series of storms over the past three months have helped us recover from the flash drought of last autumn ...

That's according to data taken at the end of each March by the U.S. Drought Monitor. That happened in most counties even ...

FOR 25 YEARS, THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR HAS GIVEN US A WEEKLY SNAPSHOT OF HOW DRY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE. IT’S NOT JUST THIS MAP. IT’S SO MUCH MORE BEHIND THE GREEN CURTAINS. THERE’S A LOT ...

Only 20% of Iowa is not experiencing any dryness as of Thursday, according to the Drought Monitor. Many areas of the state have already had red flag warnings due to low humidity and high winds.