Extreme drought expands through Sunshine State
Drought
ORLANDO, Fla – Even with Central Florida receiving beneficial rain Sunday, drought conditions significantly worsened.
The drought monitor, released every Thursday by the USDA and NOAA, showed extreme drought conditions expanding.
Latest drought monitor
For perspective, this was the drought monitor released last Thursday, Feb. 12.
Drought monitor 2/12
Across the state of Florida, 67% of the state is now considered to be in an extreme drought.
Last week, 43% percent of the state was in an extreme drought.
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