DES MOINES — With a heavy dose of rain over the last month in many areas of the state, the latest Iowa Drought Monitor report is continuing to show improvement.
45% of the state is not experiencing drought conditions currently. That’s up from 31% last week and 20% from the start of the calendar year.
There are three pockets of “D-1” or Moderate Drought located in the far corners of northwest, southwest and south-central Iowa. 46% of the state is in the “D-0” or Abnormally Dry category.
All the counties here in north-central Iowa are normal.
As of midnight this morning, Mason City had received 19.69 inches of precipitation since the start of the year, which is about an inch-and-a-half (18.42”) above normal, but it is a half-inch lower than last year. Since June 1st, Mason City has received 8.99 inches of rain, almost twice the normal value of 4.72 inches, and twice as much as the 4.34 inches from June 1st to June 27th of 2024.
