Excerpt: “Key Points:
- On October 29, the U.S. Drought Monitor noted that 87.16% of the contiguous U.S. was experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions, a record in the program’s 25-year history.
- Despite Hurricane Helene causing record wet conditions across much of the Southeast in late September, record to near-record dryness in October resulted in the return of drought or abnormally dry conditions across the region.
- October 2024 was second warmest and tied for second driest on record for the nation.
- Year-to-date temperatures were second warmest for the contiguous U.S., with most of the record heat concentrated from the Great Lakes to the Northeast.”
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