Counties with the worst droughts in Ohio

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- Abnormally dry: 23.8%
- Area in drought: 35.1% (#27 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 28.1%
--- Severe drought: 7.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Ohio statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Shelby County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Richland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Morrow County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Marion County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Logan County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Knox County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Champaign County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Ashland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 98.3%
--- Severe drought: 1.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Hardin County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 74.5%
--- Severe drought: 25.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Crawford County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 71.8%
--- Severe drought: 28.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Meigs County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 62.6%
--- Severe drought: 37.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Auglaize County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 40.9%
--- Severe drought: 59.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Mercer County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 33.4%
--- Severe drought: 66.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Allen County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 26.0%
--- Severe drought: 74.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wyandot County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 16.8%
--- Severe drought: 83.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Columbiana County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 11.7%
--- Severe drought: 88.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Athens County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 9.4%
--- Severe drought: 90.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Hancock County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 4.8%
--- Severe drought: 95.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Ottawa County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.3%
--- Severe drought: 99.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sandusky County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wood County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Williams County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Van Wert County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Seneca County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Putnam County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Paulding County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lucas County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Henry County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Fulton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Defiance County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 81.0%
--- Severe drought: 19.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Coshocton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 80.5%
--- Severe drought: 15.6%
--- Extreme drought: 3.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Holmes County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 65.8%
--- Severe drought: 25.5%
--- Extreme drought: 8.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Licking County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 12.5%
--- Severe drought: 77.0%
--- Extreme drought: 10.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Washington County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 76.1%
--- Extreme drought: 23.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Carroll County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 26.3%
--- Extreme drought: 73.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.6%
Tuscarawas County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.0%
--- Severe drought: 33.6%
--- Extreme drought: 58.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 6.5%
Perry County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 48.9%
--- Extreme drought: 41.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 9.7%
Jefferson County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 43.5%
--- Extreme drought: 32.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 24.3%
Monroe County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 26.7%
--- Extreme drought: 36.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 36.4%
Morgan County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.6%
--- Severe drought: 21.2%
--- Extreme drought: 33.4%
--- Exceptional drought: 43.9%
Muskingum County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 40.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 59.2%
Harrison County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.1%
--- Extreme drought: 29.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 70.9%
Belmont County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 17.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 82.5%
Noble County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 3.8%
--- Extreme drought: 12.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 84.0%

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.

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