Large Drought Continues, But Its Fringes Erode [1]

Weather.com - Nick Wiltgen, 10/18/12

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The massive 2012 drought continued its slow retreat this week, though it continued to affect about five-eighths of the contiguous U.S. land mass, according to the latest weekly update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said it expects this trend to largely continue for the next several months.

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