US Drought Monitor and Summary, Aug. 4, 2017

Rainfall of up to 4 inches was reported across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle resulting in improvements in these areas. Temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees above normal, combined with continued rainfall deficits led to an expansion of abnormally dry as well as moderate and severe drought conditions in south Texas. Eastern Oklahoma saw an expansion of abnormally dry conditions in response to growing precipitation deficits and reports of impacts to agriculture by local FSA offices. Read more at droughtmonitor.unl.edu