Drought impacts across Texas ranged from crop failure to water supply problems, in one case from a well failure. Meanwhile, short-term drying combined with above-normal temperatures to worsen drought conditions across some other parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Conditions also improved a bit in southwest Texas, where recent rainfall began to alleviate short- and long-term precipitation deficits. This led to improvements in the Texas Panhandle, northern Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Heavy rainfall occurred from the central and northern Texas Panhandle eastward through the northern half of Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and portions of Tennessee. Temperatures across the rest of the South were more moderate, generally within 4 degrees of normal on either side.

Temperatures across most of Texas were above normal for the week, with many readings of 4-8 degrees above normal. This led to a wide range of changes to the ongoing drought areas across the region. The South region saw highly variable weather this week. Some areas reported deficits in soil moisture as a result of locally dry conditions, leading to plant stress. Drought coverage remained fairly sparse across the region, and changes to conditions this week were a mixed bag, mostly dependent on where scattered rains hit and missed. Temperatures across the region were generally near normal or above normal, with the warmest readings of 3 to 5 degrees above normal occurring in the eastern Carolinas. Moderate to heavy rains fell over parts of southern Virginia and northern North Carolina this weekend, as well as parts of northern Georgia, the Florida Peninsula, and Alabama. Water use restrictions and farming impacts were becoming common across these regions as dry conditions continued another week. Short-term moderate and severe drought continued to expand, especially in the New York City area, New Jersey, and New England, where rainfall was sparse and temperatures were a few degrees above normal. Heavy rainfall occurred in West Virginia, while spotty rains occurred in other parts of the region, leaving most of the northern half of the region with below normal-rainfall for the week. The warmest temperatures compared to normal were generally in eastern and southern New England. Temperatures in the Northeast region this week were generally within 3 degrees of normal. For more local details, please refer to the regional summaries below. Similar conditions in Texas led to expansion of drought conditions there, while recent precipitation led to some improvements in southwest Texas. Drier weather also led to expansion of drought conditions in parts of the central Great Plains and Upper Midwest.

Drier conditions in the Northeast led to the expansion of moderate and severe drought in the New York City area and in parts of New England. From the Desert Southwest and southern Colorado eastward into the Texas Panhandle, western Kansas, eastern Colorado, northern Oklahoma, and Arkansas, heavy rainfall fell in some areas, leading to localized improvements in ongoing drought. Weather and drought conditions varied widely in the contiguous U.S.

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