Many areas across north Texas, particularly the southeastern half of the region, saw improving conditions in the ongoing drought due to above-normal monthly rainfall. Waco, TX, for instance received 7.75 inches of rain, which is nearly three and a half inches above normal for May. The northwestern half of the CWA received significantly less rainfall, keeping the severe to extreme drought conditions generally in place.

Drought in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all of Grayson County for the entire month of May, 2014.

Drought in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the northeast corner of Fannin County improved to D2/Severe during the first week of the month. Severe drought covered all of Fannin County for the remainder of the month.

Drought in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the northern half of Lamar County improved to Severe/D2 during the first week of the month. Severe/D2 drought remained over the northwestern half of Lamar County through the end of the month.

Drought in DELTA, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.50K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered roughly the northwestern half of Delta County for all of May 2014.

Drought in WISE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions affected all but the far western edge of Wise County, where Extreme/D3 conditions resided, during most of May, 2014. During the last week of the month, Extreme/D3 conditions expanded east to cover all but the far eastern reaches of the county, where Severe/D2 conditions remained.

Drought in DENTON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all but the far southern portions of Denton County, where Extreme/D3 conditions were in place, for all of May, 2014.

Drought in ROCKWALL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Aside from a brief stint in the Extreme/D3 drought category during the first few days of May, Rockwall County spent the month under Severe/D2 drought conditions.

Drought in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions over the majority of Collin County at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 over all but the far southwestern corner of the county during the first week. Collin County spent the rest of the month with Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the southwestern corner of the county and Severe/D2 across the rest of the county.

Drought in HUNT, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hunt County spent the entire month of May, 2014 split between Severe/D2 drought across the northwestern half of the county and Moderate/D1 across the southeastern half.

Drought in KAUFMAN, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Roughly the western third of Kaufman County was categorized under Severe/D2 drought for all of May, 2014.

Drought in EASTLAND, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

County-wide Severe/D2 drought conditions at the beginning of May deteriorated to D3/Extreme during the first week of the month, and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in ERATH, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions were in place over all of Erath County for the entire month of May, 2014.

Drought in STEPHENS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Stephens County spent all of May, 2014 in Extreme/D3 drought.

Drought in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Palo Pinto County spent all of May, 2014 in Extreme/D3 drought.

Drought in PARKER, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions in place at the beginning of May deteriorated to Extreme/D3 during the first week of the month. Extreme/D3 conditions remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in COOKE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered Cooke County for all of May, 2014. By the final days of the month, Extreme/D3 drought conditions began to creep into far northwestern portions of the county.

Drought in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the beginning of May, Extreme/D3 conditions affected only the far northern and southwestern reaches of Montague County, with Severe/D2 conditions elsewhere. By the end of the month, Extreme/D3 conditions had crept southeast, covering all but the far southern portions of the county.

Drought in YOUNG, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered all of Young County at the beginning of May, 2014. Conditions improved to Severe/D2 over the western half of the county during the first week of the month. The rest of May saw Severe/D2 conditions over the western half of the county and Extreme/D3 drought over the eastern half.

Drought in JACK, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered Jack County during the entire month of May, 2014.

Drought in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought plagued Tarrant County for most of May, 2014, with both the northwest and southeast corners of the county occasionally falling in the Severe/D2 category.

Drought in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought in place across Dallas County at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 status over all but the far northern reaches of the county during the first week of the month. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in HOOD, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions were in place over all of Hood County for the entire month of May, 2014.

Drought in SOMERVELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions were in place over all of Somervell County for the entire month of May, 2014.

Drought in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions county-wide at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 over all but the western quarter of the county during the second week of May due to beneficial rainfall received over parts of the region. Johnson County remained split between D3/Extreme drought conditions over the western fourth of the county and D2/Severe over the eastern three-fourths for the rest of the month.

Drought in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the western half to 3-quarters of Ellis County improved to Severe/D2 during the second week of May due to beneficial rainfall received over the area. The county remained in Severe/D2 drought for the rest of the month.

Drought in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions across Coryell County at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 during the second week of the month. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in NAVARRO, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over the far western reaches of Navarro County at the beginning of May, 2014 expanded east to include the entire county during the first week of the month. During week 2 of May, decent rain fell across the area, allowing conditions to improve to D1/Moderate drought severity over all but the far western portions of the county, where D3 drought remained. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Comanche County began the month of May split between Severe/D2 drought conditions over the western third of the county and Extreme/D3 conditions over the eastern two-thirds. After the first week, all of the county had fallen into the D3/Extreme drought category and remained there through the end of the month.

Drought in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Bosque County fell under Extreme/D3 category during the first week of May. During week 2, beneficial rain eased the drought a bit, leading to an improvement to D2/Severe drought over all but the northern quarter of the county, where D3 conditions persisted. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in HILL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hill County began May split between Extreme/D3 conditions over the northwestern half of the county and Severe/D2 over the southeastern half. Decent rainfall during week 2 of May helped eliminate the D3/Extreme drought area. However, D2/Severe drought conditions persisted across most of the county through the end of the month.

Drought in HAMILTON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions across Hamilton County at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 during the second week of the month. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in LAMPASAS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions across Lampasas County at the beginning of May improved to Severe/D2 over all but the western quarter of the county during the second week of the month. The county remained split between D3/Extreme drought conditions over the western quarter and Severe/D2 conditions over the eastern three-quarters through the end of the month.

Drought in MILLS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered all of Mills County for the majority of May, 2014. During the final week of the month, however, conditions improved to Severe/D2 over the eastern half of the county, thanks to good rainfall during that time frame.

Drought in BELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Bell County was generally split between Moderate/D1 conditions across the eastern half of the county and Severe/D2 conditions across the western half during May, 2014.

Drought in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-14 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought conditions across Mclennan County generally fell into the Moderate/D1 to Severe/D2 range east of Interstate 35, and Severe/D2 to Extreme/D3 west of Interstate 35. Decent rainfall during the final week of May allowed conditions to improve to Moderate/D1 over all but the western corner of the county, where Severe/D2 conditions remained, by the end of the month.