PRESTON — According to the United States Drought Monitor, Franklin County is experiencing moderate drought.
Most of the state of Idaho is abnormally dry.
According to the Boise State Public Radio, the drought regions stretch along the bottom of the state and the tip of the Panhandle, including much of the Treasure Valley, the west-central mountains and the southeast corner of the state.
States experiencing the most significant droughts include Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Oregon and Utah.
Based on CO-OP Observer data, Preston sees an average of 14.83 inches of precipitation each year.
So far this year, 10.66 inches of rain has fallen, said Kevin Smith, of the National Weather Services office in Pocatello.
Preston, Weston and Dayton each have received between 10 percent and 25 percent of their normal precipitation over the past 90 days, contributing to the ongoing drought conditions, said Smith.
The last time Franklin County declared a drought emergency was in 2010, according to the Idaho Department of Water Resources.
That year, the snow-water equivalent from snowpack levels in the Bear River Basin were only 75 percent of average on May 10, and the stream flow forecast from the Bear River was expected to be only 40 percent of average.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the USDA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.