Texas Getting More Rain, Helping Drought Conditions

Rain has continued to push back the Texas drought, with most of the northeastern, central, southeastern and eastern parts of the state either out of the drought or merely abnormally dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor status report. But as much as 67% of the state remained under one stage of drought or another.

All of the state remained unseasonably warm, according to a recent report by Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. The above-average temperatures were a mixed blessing. The warm days quickened the maturing of wheat and brought warm-season grasses out of dormancy early in some areas. In other regions that were not so fortunate to receive frequent rains, the warm weather further dried out soils.