While NW Iowa has seen the most persistent drought this year, the situation over southern Iowa is rapidly deteriorating. This week's update to the US Drought Monitor considers rainfall or lack thereof up until Tuesday morning. The featured chart presents NOAA MRMS estimated departures from average over the past week. It is rather amazing to see the alignment between this product and the most recent drought monitor analysis. Only some portions of far north central Iowa saw significant rainfalls over areas analyzed in drought status. Much of the past week featured scorching heat, which further increases the impact of little rainfall.

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