BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Branch County along with other Michigan counties that border Indiana and Ohio remain in a moderate drought according to the latest report released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Over 17 percent of Michigan is considered to have moderate drought conditions. Included in that designation are Hillsdale and St. Joseph Counties along with most of Calhoun County.
During moderate drought conditions, most crops and vegetation along with farmed Christmas trees are stressed and well levels decline.
The Michigan State University Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm measured 0.23 of an inch of rain on Thursday for the first rainfall measurement of April.
Just under two inches of rain was measured at the weather station between March 18 and 31. This after no precipitation was measured at that location between February 28 and March 17.
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