Hot and dry weather creates a drought in Maine

SUN JOURNAL • June 10, 2021

After a hot, dry spring, federal authorities declared a moderate drought Thursday for most of the Androscoggin and Kennebec river watersheds as well as northern New Hampshire and Vermont. National Integrated Drought Information System pegged 27% of Maine as experiencing a moderate drought. Two-thirds of the state is abnormally dry. It hasn’t helped that Maine has seen temperatures 8 to 12 degrees above normal in the past week.