Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor reveals that as of late September, over 90% of the Northeast region still remains in at least “abnormally dry” conditions. This includes several parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine that are facing “extreme drought” conditions that have not seen rain events that typically provide moderate amounts of precipitation.

I know we’ve been in a dry spell for like 9 months but why do these articles always seem to come out after two days of rain?