Landscape Message: Aug 28, 2017

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Drought Status: Approximately 86% of Massachusetts is not under official drought status at this time. The 14% classified as 'Abnormally Dry' includes the northernmost portions of Essex county, nearly all of Plymouth county, the southern half of Bristol county, and the entire island of Nantucket. For more information see http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MA

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U.S. Drought Monitor Northeast

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From the Northeast Drought Summary on the U.S. Drought Monitor Home page:

Precipitation was generally mixed across the region this week. Most of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Delaware were drier than normal for the 7-day period with totals as low as 50 percent of average. A wide swath of below normal precipitation also occurred from northwest Pennsylvania, through Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and into much of Maine. Earlier this month, it was reported by the Maine Potato Board that the potato yield from this year’s crop will be lower than normal, due to the below normal precipitation. In Massachusetts, it was reported that local streams are drying up and grass that is exposed to direct sunlight is browning. Water restrictions are in place in Plymouth County. Temperatures were below normal for Maine southward into New Hampshire and Vermont and were slightly above normal for the rest of the region. There were no changes to the drought depiction this week in the Northeast.

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