Soils are still soaked with recent rainfall, but that's not reflected in the latest drought analysis. Looking at the week-over-week change in the drought monitor, we find subtle improvement in some areas and worsening in others.

Most of the improvement can be seen over Southwest Missouri and especially Northwest Arkansas. That's where over half a foot of rain has fallen over the past week. Meanwhile, further north, there's been some slight worsening of the drought. Again, rain, or lack thereof, is the issue with much lighter amounts falling there over the past week.

But it rained, and that may have you wondering why not more improvement. So, let's dig into the ingredients of the drought monitor product.

The drought monitor is a graphic created by people, not a computer. Many things are

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