Little Change in Drought Conditions for Area Over Past Week

There was little change to drought conditions across the region over the past week.

According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for Iowa, based on precipitation through 7 am Tuesday, August 8th, all of Bremer and Black Hawk counties remain in the D2/severe drought category. The eastern half of Butler County, southern two-thirds of Fayette County, southeast quarter of Floyd County and southern third of Chickasaw County are also in severe drought. 

The rest of Butler, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette counties, plus all of Howard, Franklin, and Cerro Gordo counties and the vast majority of Worth and Winneshiek counties are rated in the D1/moderate drought category.

Over three-quarters of the state is suffering from some degree of drought.