10.1% of Texas Out of Drought After Recent Rainfall

Slightly more than ten percent of Texas is now officially out of drought after recent rainfall across the state. It makes the first time in over a year that drought numbers have dipped below 90%. Rains over the past week brought relief to many areas of the state, with 10.1% of the state out of drought, up from 6.98% last week.

The last time drought percentages were this low was in February 2011, with 12.5 percent of the state showing no drought. Although 89.9% of the state is still declaring drought, severe drought statistics are down from 20.5 percent to 17.9 percent. It is estimated the past year of drought has cost a record $7.6 billion in livestock and crop losses.