It’s raining, but not enough in far West Texas where abnormally dry conditions remain, according to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Reservoir storage levels also remain low.
But drought in the Panhandle has diminished with recent rains.
And only about 1 percent of the Lone Star State remains in drought compared to 30 percent a year ago.
Drought-like conditions are all-too familiar for Texans, and the most recent dry spell won’t soon be forgotten. But the drought of 2011-2014 wasn’t the worst on record, according to TWDB. The agency plotted the five worst droughts in the Edwards Plateau Climatic Division, showing that dry spell would have needed to last more than three years longer to rival the length of the 1950s drought.