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Rainy week brings big change to Iowa drought conditions

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90.3% of Iowa remains in some stage of drought still, that figure is down significantly from 97.7% one week ago. An estimated 2.2 million Iowans are living in the drought impacted areas. Twelve-percent of the state is still in Extreme Drought, down from 19.8% last week.

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Rainy week brings big change to Iowa drought conditions

IOWA -- A week of wet weather has made a huge dent in drought conditions in the state of Iowa, welcome news just weeks before the start of planting season. While 90.3% of Iowa remains in some stage of drought still, that figure is down significantly from 97.7% one week ago. Twelve-percent of the state is still in 'Extreme Drought' according to the USDA, down from 19.8% last week. An estimated 2.2 million Iowans are living in the drought impac…

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