The U.S. Drought Monitor is reporting a relief from the drought in western Washington after heavy November rains. According to the service, 26 percent of the state is no longer experiencing any drought conditions. Three months ago, the entire state was in some sort of drought or abnormally dry condition.
The Olympic mountain range had a snowpack 161 percent of normal in late November, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. And the amount of drought is shrinking. And five Yakima River basin reservoirs have caught up to normal levels.
Most of eastern Washington is still in extreme drought, a total of 46 percent, while 14 percent is in severe drought and 4 percent is in moderate drought.
The precipitation is also putting the state on track to end the drought soon. Heavy rain and severe weather lightly pummeled
On Nov. 22, the USDA reported that 85 percent of the topsoil and 85 percent of the subsoil is rated short or very short of moisture.
Oregon has not experienced the same recovery. The entire state is experiencing some sort of drought condition.
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