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Drought Covered 48.54% of the Lower 48 in Early August
The Aug. 4 Drought Monitor showed another weekly increase as conditions worsened in the Northern and Southern Plains and the Northwest.
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NOAA’s Week-Two Outlook Puts Southern Heat and Southwest Monsoon Rain Side by Side
The Aug. 13–19 outlook carries a moderate extreme-heat risk in the Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, a heavy-rain signal in the Southwest and rapid-onset drought risk between them.