Most of Kentucky free from drought

 Rains over the past two weeks have eased drought conditions in Kentucky, with only a few western counties now in the abnormal or moderate drought category.

According to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor published on September 1, 96.25 percent of the state is without drought, more than 95.68 percent last week. The area considered abnormally dry, or D0 on a scale of D0 to D4, rose slightly to 3.07 percent last week from 2.70 percent in the last report. But actually there is good news because the temperate area (D1) changed from 1.42% to 0.68%, and the severe drought area (D2) increased from 0.21% to zero. In the Jackson business zone, all seven districts or parts of seven districts are unusual, while most McCrakan and small parts of Pard, Carlosla and Tomb are considered moderate.

An American drought monitor of the National Center for Drown Detection at the University of Nebraska-Linclin, the United States, is produced by a joint venture between the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Office of the Marine and Atmospheric atmosphere. Rainfall data is collected every Tuesday and the report is published on Thursday.

Deborah Pateke of the National Drought Mitigation Center said the Midwest, including Kentucky, has seen heavy rain this week. "The usual amount of precipitation caused type D1 in the eastern Minnesota, Wisconsini, Michigan, Central Iva, Illinois and Indiana. Most rains needed to fill humidity and ground flow."

During the period from 5 to 8 September, the southern and southeastern countries demand that the western plains, high plains and Midwestern parts dry. Heavy rain is expected in the Alaska Panhandle and mainland Alaska. Temperatures will be above normal across much of the continental United States from September 8 to 14, with below normal precipitation expected in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Midwest, and Northeast.

 

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