Residual effects from late May rainfall helped reduce drought in some areas, particularly along the Highway 77 corridor, in early June.  Otherwise, spotty rainfall for the balance of the month, with the exception of the final day (which helped alleviate drought slightly across the corners of the Rio Grande Valley), maintained pockets of severe drought from the ranches to the more populated Highway 83 corridor through June, 2012.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe Drought (D2) conditions continued across the northern third of Zapata County, with Moderate (D1) elsewhere through June.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Little change in drought conditions was observed across Jim Hogg County from the end of May until the end of June. The county remained split into thirds, with the southern third of the county in abnormally dry (D0) conditions, the middle third in Moderate (D1) Drought, and the northern third of the county in Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) Drought, including the city of Hebbronville.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 25-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Welcome rainfall in April and May would gradually be erased in June across the Brooks County ranchland, as Severe (D2) Drought slowly spread from north to south into the middle portion of the county through the 25th.  Moderate (D1) conditions began the month for all but the northern sliver, but by the 25th were confined to the southern sliver.

Drought in COASTAL CAMERON, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All of coastal Cameron County remained in Severe (D2) Drought, as any spotty sea breeze induced storms formed about 10 miles or so inland, until the final day of the month.

Drought in KENEDY, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty, mainly seabreeze-induced rainfall shifted drought conditions around Kenedy County through June.  Overall, Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) prevailed.  In general, Moderate (D1) conditions shifted toward the coast with the sea breeze rain, while severe (D2) dominated areas of the King Ranch west of Highway 77.

Drought in COASTAL WILLACY, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All of coastal Willacy County remained in Severe (D2) Drought through most of June, as needed rainfall tended to fall in spotty sea breeze thunderstorms along the Highway 77 corridor away from the coast. Some rains toward month's end would shrink the Severe area to the extreme southeast corner of the County by month's end.

Drought in CAMERON, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought Conditions would fluctuate across inland Cameron County throughout June. Residual ground moisture from late May rainfall would edge Severe (D2) Drought to Coastal Cameron County by June 5th, but dry, hot weather would quickly return Severe Drought to most of the County by June 12th, which continued through month's end.  Torrential rains in a small area near the Rio Grande would reduce the level in that corner by early July.

Drought in WILLACY, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-12 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought conditions varied across inland Willacy County through June, but Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) was the general rule.  After a brief respite between June 5th and 11th, when residual ground moisture from late May rains brought levels to Moderate everywhere, the start of a hot, dry summer quickly returned Severe levels to most of inland Willacy County through the 25th.  Spotty sea breeze rainfall across northern Willacy County in mid June slivered Severe conditions to the southern 1/4 of the County to close the month.