The Office of the Texas State Climatologist strives to provide accurate climate information to the public and to better understand the climate impacts on Texas.
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The High Plains, Lower Valley, North-Central, Trans-Pecos, and Upper Coast divisions of Texas experienced 1 class of improvement, decreasing the state's drought coverage to 78%.
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While improvement across the Southern Region occurred this week, divisions in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma experienced degradation into Exceptional (D4) drought conditions.
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Texas Climate Office retweeted
While improvement across the Southern Region occurred this week, divisions in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma experienced degradation into Exceptional (D4) drought conditions.
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The Lower Valley of Texas was one of the climate divisions to experience a 2 class improvement in drought conditions this week, as overall drought conditions across Texas (D1-D4) dropped to 82%.
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This week is the first in several weeks to see an overall reduction in drought conditions across the Southern Region, with localized areas improving by up to 2 classes.
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The High Plains and Trans-Pecos Divisions experienced drought improvement this week. However, the overall percentage of the State experiencing drought increased to 92%.
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With conditions improving only in small portions of the Southern Region, most of the region continues to experience drought degradation this week.
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Texas Climate Office retweeted
With conditions improving only in small portions of the Southern Region, most of the region continues to experience drought degradation this week.
For local drought information, select your location on the map: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Curre…
If you're in the Weslaco area on Oct. 8-9, check out the South Texas Grazing Lands workshop and hear John Nielsen-Gammon, Ph.D. talk on Climate Trends for South Texas!
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North-Central and the Lower Valley of TX degraded to Exceptional Drought (D4) conditions this week as 84% of the State faces drought (D1-D4).
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As drought conditions continue to worsen for most of the Southern Region, over 20% of the Region deals with Extreme Drought conditions (D3 or D4).
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This week, all divisions across the state saw degradation, with 81% of the state in drought conditions and 18% in Extreme Drought or worse (D3–D4).
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With less than 5% of the Southern Region remaining free from drought and dry conditions this week, much of the region continues to experience worsening drought conditions.
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Despite some improving conditions, drought continued to expand across Texas this week, with 74% of the state experiencing drought conditions (D1-D4).
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This week, the Upper Coast of Texas saw a two-class improvement in drought conditions after the passage of Tropical Storm Edouard. However, many other areas saw drought conditions worsen.
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This week, the only area in Texas with a large portion not experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions is the Edwards Plateau, which makes up 8% of the state.
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This week, 69% of the Southern Region is experiencing drought conditions (D1–D4), with only roughly 10% of the region experiencing non-drought and non-abnormally dry conditions.
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This August, Abilene, Texas, had 30 consecutive days with temperatures over 100°F. This ties the record for consecutive days over 100°F, which was set in 1952.
To view set records for individual counties, click the link below!
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The Low Rolling Plains begin to experience Exceptional Drought (D4) as many parts of the state degrade by one drought class.
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Drought conditions continue to worsen rapidly across the Southern Region, with only roughly 14% of the region remaining free from drought and abnormally dry conditions.
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On Monday, August 31st, the Southern Regional Climate Center will be hosting a virtual group meeting where organizational developments, climate topics, and recent findings will be discussed. Use the link below to sign up!
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Texas Climate Office retweeted
Operational update foe the #RossFire in Palo Pinto County on August 25, 2026.
The fire is currently 50,000 acres and 5% contained.
Updates for the Ross Fire are posted on InciWeb: inciweb.wildfire.gov/inciden…
The percentage of Texas not experiencing abnormally dry (D0) conditions drops to 20% this week, with 36% of Texas experiencing drought conditions.
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This week, drought/dry-free coverage across the Southern Region falls to just 20% as conditions worsen.
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Many divisions across Texas are experiencing drought conditions, with 28% of the state in drought and 11% in severe drought (D2) or worse.
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Drought conditions continue to expand and intensify across the Southern Region this week.
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The High Plains of Texas enters exceptional drought (D4) status as the overall drought state of Texas grows back to 25% this week.
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The lack of rainfall and above-average dryness across much of the Southern Region led to drought degradation in many areas this week.
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The High Plains, Lower Valley, and South divisions experience drought worsening this week, as a small portion of the South Central area improves.
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This week, Tennessee experiences widespread improvement in drought conditions as Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas drought conditions worsen.
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As the overall drought conditions continue to decrease, persistent Extreme Drought (D3) remains in the High Plains, while the Lower Valley starts to experience some drying.
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The Southern Region has officially dropped to only a quarter of the region experiencing drought conditions, with some drought degradation in Texas and Oklahoma.
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