Drought conditions remain unchanged from last week to this week.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 5.96% of Iowa is in moderate drought and 27.12% is abnormally dry. The population of Iowans in drought areas is estimated at 184,966 people. At this time last year only 6.78% of Iowa was abnormally dry.All of Washington County is abnormally dry, along with all of Keokuk County,a nd most of Jefferson, Henry, Iowa, Johnson and Louisa Counties.