Rainfall helps parched Midcoast, Androscoggin County

TIMES RECORD • July 15, 2021

The recent tropical rain has improved drought conditions in parts of Maine, according to a US Drought Monitor report issued Thursday, bringing a measure of relief to local farms. According to the report, most areas in the southern coastal and Midcoast Maine have been upgraded from moderate drought to abnormally dry, the lowest of the five drought categories.