Another week has passed in southeast Texas without any rainfall. In Houston, our last measurable rainfall was on Sept. 25 (29 days ago), but our last significant rainfall (over a quarter inch) was on Sept. 6 (48 days).
It is no surprise that that drought monitors this week had our conditions worsening. We were hot and dry. The biggest change is that 15% of southeast Texas is now considered in a “severe drought.”
In a severe drought, you can have crop or pasture loss, and the fire risk is much higher. We also saw our moderate drought increase by 22%, which means 88% of our area is now considered under at least a moderate drought…