In the last week, the drought has remained unchanged in Iowa. Just three months ago, nearly 16% of the state was in a severe drought and 73% was in moderate drought. However, a few months later, the drought conditions have gone down significantly. Currently, 1.3% of Iowa is in severe drought, 57% is in moderate drought, and nearly 80% is abnormally dry

A year ago at this time, the drought was much worse 27.8% of the state was in extreme drought and 63% was in moderate drought