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Nearly 7 percent of Iowa out of drought
DES MOINES (AP) ? Officials say nearly 7 percent of Iowa is no longer in drought.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says in a report issued Thursday that conditions have returned to normal in a swath of southeast Iowa. The U.S. Drought Monitor map from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows the drought conditions are worse to the northwest, culminating in extreme drought in portions of northwest ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 8:08 pm
DES MOINES (AP) ? Officials say nearly 7 percent of Iowa is no longer in drought.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says in a report issued Thursday that conditions have returned to normal in a swath of southeast Iowa. The U.S. Drought Monitor map from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows the drought conditions are worse to the northwest, culminating in extreme drought in portions of northwest Iowa.
The drought center says that a year ago nearly 61 percent of Iowa had no drought.
March rain in Iowa was a drop or two higher than the historical normal of 2.15 inches. It was the fourth consecutive month for higher-than-normal rainfall in the state.
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