10/17/2024

U.S Drought Monitor for the Southern Climate Region, Valid October 15th

U.S Drought Monitor Class Change Map for Southern Climate Region, Valid October 15th

Temperatures were warm and dry throughout the Southern Region last week, almost no rain fell in the entire Region. This resulted in one-class degradations throughout the Region, although the most widespread degradations occurred in Southeast Texas. Additionally, isolated two-class degradations were identified in Wilson and Atascosa counties of South Texas. Overall, these degradations led to an 8% increase in drought across the Southern Region.