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A Drought Monitor update: During the 5-week period between March 31 and May 4, the “Extreme Drought” areas grew in California, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.
![Drought Monitor, created March 31, 2021](https://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Drought-Monitor-March-31-2021.jpg)
Below are the temperature and precipitation outlooks for May, 2021.
![Temperature and precipitation outlook for May](https://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/One-month-outlook-created-April-30-2021.jpg)
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Drought worsens in California
A Drought Monitor update: During the 5-week period between March 31 and May 4, the “Extreme Drought” areas grew in California, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.
Below are the temperature and precipitation outlooks for May, 2021.