What is going on? Despite the statistics that say otherwise, it always feels as if we’re in a drought this time of year. The National Weather Service Drought Information website says that while we had the wettest June on record since 1895, by July, 17.5% of Maryland was abnormally dry, although the rest of the state was in normal to near-normal conditions.

Also, according to “Current Drought Conditions” at plantmaps.com , by August the drought conditions dropped to only about 2% of Maryland, reaching from slightly north of Cockeysville to further south on the western shore of the Bay.

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