Rain in November brought improvement in drought conditions in many parts of Arkansas. However, extreme drought lingered over much of western Arkansas, where rainfall was not as great. There was no exceptional drought in the state as of November 6th. This was the first time since July 10th that exceptional drought had been absent from the state.

Drought in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered parts of western Johnson County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the eastern and southern edges of the county, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered a part of western Independence County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered a small portion of western Independence County, with only moderate drought elsewhere.

Drought in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered Van Buren County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered northern and western parts of the county, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered Jackson County. Conditions improved early in the month. By the middle of the month, moderate drought covered northern and western parts of the county, with only abnormally dry conditions elsewhere.

Drought in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered most of Logan County, except for the southeast, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered northern and central parts of Conway County, with severe drought in the southern part. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the northwestern part of Conway County, with severe drought over most of the remainder of the county. The southeastern corner of the county had only moderate drought.

Drought in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered all but the southwestern part of Faulkner County, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered the northern part of Faulkner County, while most of the remainder of the county had moderate drought. The southeastern part of the county was only abnormally dry.

Drought in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered the western part of White County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought was occurring in the northwestern corner of the county, with moderate drought over the remainder of the northwestern half of the county. The southeastern half of the county was only abnormally dry.

Drought in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered all of Woodruff County. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, moderate drought covered the eastern part of the county, with only abnormally dry conditions elsewhere.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed in the northern tip and in the extreme southern part of Yell County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over all but the northeastern corner of Scott County, where severe drought existed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over all of Polk County. Conditions remained unchanged throughout the month.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over all of Montgomery County. Conditions remained unchanged throughout the month.

Drought in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought prevailed over all of Perry County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered the western part of the county, with only moderate drought elsewhere.

Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over all of Garland County. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the western part of the county, with severe drought over most of the remainder of the county. Moderate drought was occurring in the southeastern part of the county.

Drought in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered much of the northern part of Pulaski County, as well as the extreme south, while extreme drought existed elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, moderate drought was occurring in the extreme western part of the county, with only abnormally dry conditions elsewhere.

Drought in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over most of Saline County, except for the extreme north and the southern edge, where severe drought existed. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought was occurring over the northwestern corner of the county, with moderate drought over most of the remainder of the county. In the southeastern part of the county, conditions were only abnormally dry.

Drought in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered most of Lonoke County. In the south, severe drought prevailed, tapering off to only abnormally dry in the extreme south. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, abnormally dry conditions covered most of the county, except for the southeastern portion, where no dryness was indicated at all.

Drought in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought existed in the northwestern corner of the county, severe drought prevailed in northern and central parts of the county, and the south had moderate drought. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, only abnormally dry conditions covered most of the county, except for the extreme south, where no dryness was indicated at all.

Drought in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought existed in the northern part of Monroe County, with only moderate drought elsewhere. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, moderate drought was occurring in the extreme northeastern part of Monroe County, with most of the remainder of the county experiencing abnormally dry conditions. The southern edge of the county was indicated to have no dryness at all.

Drought in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought prevailed over most of Grant County, except in the southeast, where the drought was generally moderate. In the extreme southeast, conditions were only abnormally dry. By the middle of the month, moderate drought was occurring in the extreme northwestern part of Grant County, with abnormally dry conditions over the remainder of the county.

Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered all of Pike County, except for the southeastern tip, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions improved slightly during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the northern part of the county, with severe drought in the south.

Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed in the northwestern part of Clark County, and severe drought existed over a large part of the county. The south was experiencing only moderate drought. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, the northwestern tip of Clark County had extreme drought, while most of the remainder of the western half of the county had severe drought. Most other sections of the county were experiencing moderate drought, except for the south, which was only abnormally dry.

Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought prevailed in the northwestern part of Dallas County, while only moderate drought was occurring over the rest of the county. Conditions improved considerably early in the month. By the middle of the month, the northwestern corner of the county had moderate drought, while the remainder of the county was only abnormally dry.

Drought in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered Pope County, except for the extreme south, where severe drought prevailed. Conditions were unchanged at the end of the month.

Drought in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered Cleburne County. Conditions improved during the month. At the end of the month, severe drought covered the county.

Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered the northern part of Boone County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought prevailed over the northern tip and the western part of Hot Spring County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the western tip of Hot Spring County, with severe drought over the remainder of the western part of the county. Moderate drought prevailed over central and eastern parts of the county, except for abnormally dry conditions in the southeastern corner.

Drought in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-12 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought existed only in the northwestern tip of Jefferson County. In parts of the west, moderate drought prevailed, and the rest of the county was abnormally dry. Conditions improved early in the month. By the middle of the month, the western part of the county was abnormally dry and the rest of the county was indicated to have no dryness at all.

Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered the extreme northern part of Marion County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered the extreme northern part of Baxter County, with extreme drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered the western part of Izard County, with severe drought elsewhere. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought prevailed across Sharp County. By the end of the month, conditions had improved somewhat, with severe drought over the northwestern half of the county and only moderate drought over the southeastern half.

Drought in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, severe drought covered all of Fulton County, except for the southwest corner, where extreme drought existed. Conditions changed little during the month.

Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, exceptional drought covered parts of northern and western Stone County. Most of the remainder of the county had extreme drought, except for a small area of severe drought near the White River. Conditions improved somewhat during the month. By the end of the month, extreme drought covered the western part of the county, with severe drought elsewhere.

Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, extreme drought covered all of Newton County. Conditions changed little during the month, except that the southwestern corner of the county improved to severe drought.

Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of November, exceptional drought covered a part of eastern Searcy County, with extreme drought elsewhere. During the month, conditions improved somewhat. At the end of the month, extreme drought covered the entire county.