u.s. drought monitor

A lack of precipitation over the last week has not had too much impact on Minnesota's drought index.

Recent rains have Minnesota farmers breathing a sigh of relief as the growing season gets underway.

Some significant rainfall Sunday and Monday has eased some of the drought conditions in Minnesota.

No real change in Minnesota's drought conditions despite some rain showers over the last week.

Eastern Stearns County and all of Benton County are now officially in a severe drought.

There is little change in this week's drought update.

The drought conditions continued to get worse in Minnesota over the past week.

The weekly update from the U.S. Drought Monitor says 42 percent of the state is now in an 'extreme' drought. That is up from 35 percent last week.

With little rain over the past seven days across the state the drought conditions continue to get worse.

This week's map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 75 percent of the state of Minnesota is now in a moderate drought. A moderate drought means river and lake levels are lower than normal.