Complex sentence: In the beginning of 2010 the percentage of the state in drought was pushing 70%, and as of December 2010, the entire state was officially out of drought, with the entire state recording its wettest spring on record.
Split into simpler sentences: In the beginning of 2010 the percentage of the state in drought was pushing 70%. As of December 2010, the entire state was officially out of drought, with the entire state recording its wettest spring on record.