SALEM, Ore. — Heavy rains have diminished drought conditions in most of Western Washington but much of Eastern Washington remains in “extreme drought.”
The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the area west of the Cascade Mountains is nearly drought-free.
The Capital Press reported that more than one-third of the state is no longer in drought status. The entire state was in a “severe” to “extreme” drought in early October.
Snow is accumulating in the Olympic and North Cascades mountains, and the five Yakima River Basin reservoirs have caught up to normal levels.