Drought still covers most of U.S.

As of Dec. 6, 79% of the U.S. was experiencing abnormal dryness/drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, down one percentage point from the previous week.

USDA estimated 73% of the winter wheat crop was experiencing drought, down one percentage point from the previous week but 20 points greater than last year.

In HRW areas, dryness/drought covers 84% of Colorado (unchanged), 100% of Kansas (unchanged), 88% of Montana (unchanged), 100% of Nebraska (unchanged), 100% of Oklahoma (unchanged), 100% of South Dakota (unchanged) and 74% of Texas (unchanged).

In SRW areas, dryness/drought covers 81% of Missouri (unchanged), 86% of Illinois (up 5 points), 93% of Indiana (down 5 points), 57% of Ohio (down 16 points), 41% of Michigan (down 1 point), 98% of Kentucky (down 2 points) and 97% of Tennessee (down 1 point).