Rainfall in Kentucky during the seven-day period ending Tuesday morning has led to some continued improvements in the state, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report issued Thursday morning.
Currently, 37.54% of Kentucky is considered to have no drought. That is up from the 16.35% reported last week, and 9.89% two weeks ago.
On the scale that goes from D0, “abnormally dry,” to D4, “exceptional drought,” 39.88% of Kentucky is now considered to be D0. That represents a marked improvement over last week’s 54.49%, and a continued decline from an even 59.00% two weeks ago.
The area that is categorized as being in a moderate drought, D1, also shrunk once again this week, to 22.16%. That is a decline from 29.16% last week, and 31.12% reported two weeks ago. No part of Kentucky has the D2-D4 designations.
See the map that accompanies this story for the drought status of your county.
Curtis Riganti of the National Drought Mitigation Center says in the Midwest Region, of which they consider Kentucky to be a part, says in looking at the past week, “Heavy rains in parts of Ohio and Kentucky led to some improvements in ongoing short-term drought. Otherwise, much of the region saw conditions stay the same or worsen this week, especially in central Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, southwest Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota and southeast Iowa.”
Source: kentuckytoday.com
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