Counties with the worst droughts in Washington
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- Abnormally dry: 28.2%
- Area in drought: 6.9% (#46 nationally, tie)
--- Moderate drought: 6.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 6.9% (#46 nationally, tie)
--- Moderate drought: 6.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Washington statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 54.4%
- Area in drought: 20.6%
--- Moderate drought: 20.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 20.6%
--- Moderate drought: 20.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Yakima County
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- Abnormally dry: 72.2%
- Area in drought: 27.8%
--- Moderate drought: 27.8%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 27.8%
--- Moderate drought: 27.8%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Benton County
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- Abnormally dry: 71.1%
- Area in drought: 28.9%
--- Moderate drought: 28.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 28.9%
--- Moderate drought: 28.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Ferry County
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- Abnormally dry: 57.0%
- Area in drought: 34.0%
--- Moderate drought: 34.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 34.0%
--- Moderate drought: 34.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Stevens County
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- Abnormally dry: 47.1%
- Area in drought: 51.1%
--- Moderate drought: 51.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 51.1%
--- Moderate drought: 51.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Okanogan County
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- Abnormally dry: 39.7%
- Area in drought: 58.1%
--- Moderate drought: 58.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 58.1%
--- Moderate drought: 58.1%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pend Oreille County
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- Abnormally dry: 26.0%
- Area in drought: 59.0%
--- Moderate drought: 37.1%
--- Severe drought: 21.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 59.0%
--- Moderate drought: 37.1%
--- Severe drought: 21.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Chelan County
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- Abnormally dry: 12.5%
- Area in drought: 79.7%
--- Moderate drought: 44.0%
--- Severe drought: 35.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 79.7%
--- Moderate drought: 44.0%
--- Severe drought: 35.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Kittitas County
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- Abnormally dry: 14.8%
- Area in drought: 85.2%
--- Moderate drought: 85.2%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 85.2%
--- Moderate drought: 85.2%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Columbia County
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- Abnormally dry: 5.5%
- Area in drought: 94.5%
--- Moderate drought: 94.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 94.5%
--- Moderate drought: 94.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Walla Walla County
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- Abnormally dry: 1.3%
- Area in drought: 98.7%
--- Moderate drought: 98.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 98.7%
--- Moderate drought: 98.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Franklin 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Whitman 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Spokane 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lincoln 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Garfield 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Asotin 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%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Adams County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 94.8%
--- Severe drought: 5.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 94.8%
--- Severe drought: 5.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Grant County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 84.0%
--- Severe drought: 16.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 84.0%
--- Severe drought: 16.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
Douglas County
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