Scurry County, for the second straight week, is listed as abnormally dry, according to the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The county, which has only received 0.21 of an inch of rain since Aug. 1, is listed in the lowest of the five drought stages this week. Borden County is also listed as abnormally dry this week.
Earlier this year, the county was taken out of the drought stages when rain fell during the spring and early summer.
This year, Snyder has received 24.24 inches of rain.
According to the state map, 35.51 percent of the state is not in a drought stage, down from 40.27 percent last week. Only 6.27 percent of the state is listed in an extreme drought stage and no area is listed in the exceptional drought stage, which is the highest stage on the monitor.
Three months ago, 95.37 percent of the state, including Scurry County, was not in a drought stage. One year, ago, only 28.92 percent of the state was not in a drought stage.
Since June 17, Lake J.B. Thomas has lost 3,454 acre feet of water. The lake, as of Thursday, stands at 74.1 percent of capacity while on June 17 it was at 75.9 percent of capacity.
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