Posted 8/7/2020 08:02 (#8420447 - in reply to #8420426) Subject: RE: This might leave a mark, who’s in the red in Iowa?
Northern Nebraska
The drought monitor isn't solely based on lack of rainfall. It uses a multilayered approach using visual damage to crops, rangeland and turf. It models soil available moisture. It uses measured stream flow changes. It also does uses rainfall amounts in the equation.