Those same maps show unusually dry conditions still lurking to the east, just across the state line in Nevada. Drought ...

A recent parade of storms has helped improve the drought from Severe to Moderate, but the state remains in a rain deficit.

Its director, Mark Svoboda, said they depend on data and staffing from those agencies to issue its weekly U.S. Drought Monitor. "It's not just this map. It's so much more behind the green curtain.

Those same maps show unusually dry conditions still lurking to the east, just across the state line in Nevada. Drought monitor data recorded no signs of unusual dryness/drought since Nov. 19 ...

There is a complex and data-rich process behind the map that occasionally makes headlines across the country. Here is a brief dive into what it means when Connecticut is in Moderate Drought ...