Three-quarters of Iowa now abnormally dry after below-normal May

Dry conditions expand across Iowa due to low May rainfall - The Hamburg Reporter

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Three-quarters of Iowa now abnormally dry after below-normal May

Dry conditions in late May worsened drought concerns across much of Iowa, according to the latest Water Summary Update.

Worst area of Iowa drought gone, but overall dry conditions expand

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows dry conditions expanded in Iowa in the last week of May. The DNR’s Jessica Reese McIntyre says while things expanded overall, we did see the worst drought area go away. “The little pockets of severe drought in northwest Iowa were recently alleviated,” she says. We went from around […]

Water Summary Update: Dry conditions expand across state due to low rainfall in May

(Des Moines) Dry conditions during May led to worsening drought conditions across much of Iowa, according to the latest Water Summary Update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. A drought watch remains in effect for northwest Iowa, while other drought regions remain under a normal designation. Recent rainfall eliminated the last pockets of severe drought in the northwest, but dry conditions expanded across northern and eastern Iowa. Th…