The Drought Monitor gets updated every Thursday, and the fresh look at today's update shows that conditions have worsened across the board despite last weekend's rainfall. Here are more details about the short and long term outlooks.

Drought Monitor: Last week, we were discussing widespread "moderate" to "severe" drought conditions. This week, the "moderate" and "severe" drought have expanded but we have also added a bullseye of "exceptional" drought in a small part of New Hampshire. Communities such as Plymouth and Warren, New Hampshire are just some of the folks experiencing "exceptional" drought.

Worsening Local Impacts: Our local rivers, creeks, streams, and brooks are either running extremely low or have completely dried up. There are reports of smaller streams and backyard ponds dr

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