Climate Central: The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday was different from most such reports, in that it was essentially out of date before it was published. As always, the monitor was based on dryness readings as of 7 A.M. the previous Tuesday, and it’s unusual for conditions to change drastically in such a short time. In fact, the newest drought map showed little change in the percentage of the lower 48 states feeling some level of drought: it was 52.63 percent, compared with 52.89 percent in the report…

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