Thanks to a soggy spring and early summer, most of Georgia is now drought-free, according to this week's report from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The newest map released on Thursday, June 29 shows 75.85 percent of the state has no drought.
State Climatologist Bill Murphey told Georgia News Network that good rain in May started the process, but then the rain has continued into this month, as well.
"We had Tropical Storm Cindy come along and it really helped, especially across parts of central north Georgia and parts of south Georgia, as well," Murphey said.
In north Georgia, large portions of Lumpkin, Habersham and White counties are considered abnormally dry, but only a small part of White County is in moderate drought - the only part of the state with drought designation.
"We only have that little bitty pinch of D-1, which is moderate drought, just based on stream flow conditions trying to recover in the headwaters of Lake Lanier," Murphey said.
Murphey said it is possible that some parts of the state may return to drought later in the summer, but based on the weather models he has seen, he does not anticipate the state to return to widespread drought in the coming months.
