drought

Rochester can expect its fourth straight day of temperatures in the 80s Friday. Compare that to a total of three days of 80 or higher during August.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- More than 40 percent of California is out of drought, federal drought-watchers said Thursday at the end of storms that sent thousands of people fleeing from flooding rivers in the north and doubled the vital snowpack in the Sierra Nevada in little more than a week.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Rain is on its way to Minnesota — and just in time.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News)  - The Rochester area has received some beneficial rain - the most in a 24 hour period in about three weeks.

The recent rainy weather has significantly improved the drought situation in Minnesota, but nearly the entire state continues remains drier than normal.

Undated (KROC-AM News) - The ongoing drought in Minnesota worsened over the past week.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state's ongoing drought, hoping to push reluctant residents to deeper conservation.

Undated (KROC-AM News) - The new Drought Monitor report from the National Weather Service shows nearly a third of Minnesota is now experiencing severe drought conditions.

La Crosse, WI (KROC AM News) - The latest Drought Monitor Report from the National Weather Service continues to show the entire state is experiencing at least minor drought conditions.