Dry weather worsens in southern Missouri

Dry weather worsens in southern Missouri

Dry weather is worsening in Missouri, especially the southern half of the state, according to mapping by the U.S. Drought Monitor out of the University of Nebraska. State climatologist Pat Guinan reports “June was overall a hotter-than-average-month for Missouri,...
More of Missouri now in ‘extreme’ drought

More of Missouri now in ‘extreme’ drought

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor illustrates the continued intensifying of the drought across Missouri, and throughout the country. About 23 percent of the state is now in the “extreme” drought stage, the second highest. That touches 16 counties in...