The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 87% of Missouri is experiencing some form of dryness. Extreme drought is widening in the central part of the state and several areas are now in moderate to severe drought. The state will allow haying along some state...
Dry conditions have improved across Missouri in the last week, thanks to some much-needed rain. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the extreme or severe drought conditions have declined compared to previous week. There’s still extreme drought in central 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,...
Two more percent of Missouri is categorized as being in drought conditions according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, released this morning. A look at the Drought Monitor Map reveals that “abnormally dry” conditions have spread farther...
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...
