The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday, October 29 showed drought and/or abnormally dry conditions expand in a few parts of the Northeast but improve slightly in coastal Maine over the past week. There were generally limited changes elsewhere in the region.

• Extreme drought contracted in coastal Maine.
• Severe drought expanded in central Maine.
• Abnormal dryness central and northern New York, northwestern Pennsylvania, and the northern half of New Jersey.
• Record-low seven-day streamflow was found in places like Maine, northern Vermont, and central New York.
• Groundwater levels were record low in several areas including Maine, southeastern Massachusetts, central and western New York, southern New Jersey, and central and southern Maryland.
• The short-term outlooks for November 3-11 predict above-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures for most of the Northeast, conditions that would be expected to pause deterioration or potentially bring improvements to a few locations.

For more information, see the Northeast DEWS Dashboard (to see the full Northeast, click on the grayed-out Pennsylvania in the map in the top left) and the Northeast Drought Update. Submit drought impact reports via the Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) page.