Patterns of Rain Make Area...

Patterns of Rain Make Area Drought A Complex Picture: "In Maryland and Virginia, as in much of the East, the severity of the drought has diminished significantly since March, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a group of federal and private climate and weather agencies. Most of Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire and almost all of West Virginia and Vermont have returned to normal conditions, according to monitor data. The central portion of Maryland has dropped from the "extreme" drought category to "severe" or "moderate," and the western part of the state has returned to normal, according to the monitor. In Virginia, the area of extreme drought has receded to the south-central part of the state."