The rainfall from earlier in the week has caused drought conditions to lessen across the Raccoon Valley Radio area..

In the current report from the US Drought Monitor, Dallas, Greene and Guthrie Counties all have moved from being in severe drought to being in a moderate drought. Other areas of the state have seen similar improvements. According to the National Weather Service, Jefferson usually records 1.78 inches of precipitation over the month of March, but this month they show 5.07 inches of precipitation. Perry normally sees 1.78 inches of precipitation, but this month recorded 3.36 inches, and Guthrie Center normally reports 1.7 inches, but over the last month has seen 3.34 inches of precipitation.