(Radio Iowa) - The latest Drought Monitor report shows improvement in most areas of the state thanks to above-normal precipitation in March.
The D-N-R's Jessica Reese McIntyre northwest Iowa in particular had areas of severe drought that have now disappeared after the rains. The eastern side of the state has the largest area of drought as she says northeast Iowa did not see a whole lot of improvement.
Much of that area is still in the D-1 moderate drought classification. McIntyre says that overall we are in a significantly better position than we were this time last year, as far as drought is concerned. She says we didn't bust out of the record drought until the end of May, early June last year.