Record-Breaking Droughts Spell Across the East, With Some Areas Facing Worst Drought in Decades

One of the driest months in the Lower 48 in recent history is coming to a close, with hundreds of locales experiencing one of the driest Octobers on record. The average precipitation across the Lower 48 was less than an inch, with only five months in the 129 years of records ending with less than an inch of average precipitation over the Lower 48.