Autumn rainfall improves drought conditions in Texas, but winter to set back progress

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As heat waves kept temperatures in the triple digits for weeks and a rain-free streak spanned more than two months in some places, more than 70% of Texas was...

As of last week, bouts of recent rainfall have drastically improved conditions, with only 38% of the state now experiencing severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The drought monitor’s latest data says only about 15% of Texas — mostly in the central portion of the state — is in extreme or exceptional drought. In neighboring Oklahoma, that number is 64%.‘Much needed drought relief’said, October’s precipitation was below average for all but western Texas, until storms the week of Oct. 24 brought 1 to 5 inches of rain to the northeastern part of the state.

But November’s storms pulled Dallas-Fort Worth out of the rainfall deficit it entered in September 2021, and raised the annual rainfall total to 34.25 inches. And it’s paying off: The Texas A&M Forest Service said it has not responded to a wildfire since Nov. 5.

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