Syracuse, N.Y. — While some areas of the state saw flooding rains in the past week, 20 percent of New York still remains in a moderate drought.
Today’s weekly report of the U.S. Drought Monitor also says that another 20 percent of the state is abnormally dry, the category before moderate drought.
The two areas in moderate drought are the same as last week: a portion of Western New York, and a swath through Tug Hill and the Adirondacks.
The abnormally dry areas border the drought areas; most of Long Island is also abnormally dry.
The northern part of the state has been dry for three months, according to today’s report.
"For the past 90 days, 4 to locally 10 inches less than normal precipitation fell on northeastern New York and much of Vermont," the report said.
About an inch of rain is forecast across most of Upstate in the next week.
Rounds of thunderstorms over the past week dumped heavy rain in parts of the southern half of the state.
Albany had flash flooding on Friday as more than 2 inches of rain fell in a short period of time.