Good news as of last Thursday: the region is now officially out of its drought. As of last week, Genesee and Orleans counties moved out of drought status. Wyoming County moved out a few weeks prior to this. You would have to go back to April 19, 2016 to find the last time no part of the three counties was declared in a drought. “Your drought has been pretty stubborn to be brutally honest,” said Eric Luebehusen of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He added that precipitation in this area falls relatively frequently, so “it’s tough to get a drought that lasts this long.” To clarify though, there are varying degrees of a drought. There is a short-term effect of a drought and a long-term effect, though they’re not necessarily based on amount of time. For instance, Luebehusen said an area jumped to a D2 drought after not showing any signs of a drought. And…