Drought conditions in Iowa showed some improvement from last week to this week. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 79 percent of the state is abnormally dry. Last week nearly 73 percent of Iowa was in moderate drought.
Conditions are less severe than they were at this time a year ago when over 20 percent of Iowa was in extreme drought and 56.4 percent was in severe drought.
Currently, Henry, Jefferson, and Washington counties are not experiencing drought conditions.