State climatologist office indicates no drought relief in sight

The latest drought map from the United States Drought Monitor has officially placed most of Alabama in the category of moderate to extreme drought. The information was provided by the Alabama Office of the State Climatologist. The Office of the State Climatologist, located at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is the state’s authority for monitoring drought conditions and oversees providing recommendations of setting Alabama’s classifications of drought to the United States Drought Monitor. Based on weather measurements such as air temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture and precip