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With precipitation at an historic low over the last four months, the Cape Cod and Islands regions were categorized as being in a Level 1-Mild Drought. A Level 3-Critical Drought declaration remained in the Western, Connecticut River Valley, Southeast, Central and Northeast regions. Mass.gov (Boston), Dec 6, 2024 After extremely low precipitation over the past three months, most of Massachusetts entered Level 3 – Critical Drought on November 19. Only the Cape Cod and Islands Regions were in Level 0 – Normal condition. Over the past 30 days, less than an inch of rain has fallen, putting the deficit at 3 to 4.5 inches below average. Brooks and streambeds have gone dry, and groundwater levels were dropping rapidly in all regions. Two hundred cities and towns have temporarily restricted outdoor burning as fire activity has risen. Thirty-seven wildfires were actively burning in the state. Hundreds of blazes have sparked since Oct. 1 and burned more land than typically burns in an entire year. MassLive.com (Springfield, Mass.), Nov 19, 2024