Latest Palmer Drought Index: August 13 Data

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Here is the latest Palmer Drought Index based on data through August 13. Conditions continue to improve in Arizona and New Mexico with little change elsewhere in the West. Wet conditions continue in the southeast quarter of the nation. 

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