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Recent Rain Puts a Dent in Texas Drought, Conditions Drop by 30%

Drought conditions continue to improve as recent rain

A series of disturbances over the last few weeks continue to help improve the ongoing drought conditions across North Texas.

Our latest drought monitor report shows 64% of the state is still dealing with some level of drought conditions, the worst of which is primarily west and south of the Metroplex.

This is a vast improvement compared to mid-July when 94% of the state was contending with some level of drought.

Texas A&M Forest Service even mentioned the improving conditions in a tweet earlier this week. Noting they have not had to respond to a wildfire since Nov. 5.

So far this month, DFW Airport has picked up 4.01 inches of rain, which is more than two inches above the normal precipitation for the month.

Our annual rainfall total at DFW Airport is now 31.86 inches. While this is still below average by 1.36 inches, we are in a much better situation now than a few months ago.

The Climate Prediction Center's 8-14 day outlook is showing that drier times are ahead for North Texas. As we move into the end of this month and early December, below-average precipitation is expected.

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