The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday, September 24 showed drought and/or abnormally dry conditions improved or were unchanged in much of the Northeast this week. There were generally limited changes elsewhere in the region.

• Moderate drought and/or abnormal dryness improved in places like eastern West Virginia, southern Pennsylvania, and central New Hampshire but spread in spots like southeastern New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts.
• Seven-day streamflow was much below normal in places like Maine, northern New Hampshire, northern Vermont, eastern Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island, northern New York, east-central New Jersey, and central and eastern Maryland.
• Groundwater levels were record low in several areas including southern Maryland, southern New Jersey, southeastern Massachusetts, and southern Maine.
• The short-term outlooks for October 1-9 predict above-normal precipitation and near- to above-normal temperatures for most of the Northeast, conditions that could pause deterioration or potentially bring improvements to a few locations.

For more information, see the Northeast DEWS Dashboard (to see the full Northeast, click on the grayed-out Pennsylvania in the map in the top left) and the Northeast Drought Update. Submit drought impact reports via the Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) page.