Iowa is less than 1% away from being completely drought free, according to the latest US Drought Monitor report.

Iowa is less than 1% away from being completely drought free, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report.

Record rainfall in July has nearly the entire state of Iowa drought-free, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report ...

A predominantly agricultural state, Iowa isn't typically thought of as a high risk for wildfire, but given changing weather ...

Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the ...

The latest Drought Monitor report, released on July 17, showed that 88% of Iowa had no dryness or drought conditions. This is an improvement from the last report on July 10, when 63% of the state ...

You can see the difference that just a few weeks can make when we compare the drought monitor this week to the week of July 1st. Iowa is officially drought-free now with just a tiny amount of abnormal ...

Cumulatively the drought map is showing signs of less stress in Plains each week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The latest drought monitor update from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), CPC (Climate Prediction Center), and the NDMC (National Drought ...

(Des Moines) -- Recent rains have washed out nearly all abnormally dry conditions in Iowa.

The continued rains created another improvement in this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report, with 88% of the state now showing no drought conditions. The DNR’s Jessica Reese McIntyre keeps ...