Some parts of Oklahoma remain in a drought and the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows only a slight improvement in western Oklahoma–the driest area of the state.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor showed more than 10% of the far southwest and the Panhandle were in an “exceptional” drought, the worst of the descriptions provided by the government.
An estimated 36% of the state, the western part, is considered in the next classification, an “extreme” drought. About 45% of Oklahoma is in a “severe” drought. It covers a narrow band stretching from the Kansas state line south to the Texas state line.
Recent rains have contributed to easing dry conditions in central Oklahoma while the eastern third of the state is described as not having any dry conditions.
