Nothing has changed at droughtmonitor.unl.edu. The spring has not changed since Tuesday. There is one other method of determining how dry things are locally. For the first time, I have dipped into my stored water supply to water my plants.
Some people like me do collect rainwater as a supplement to rainfall. It also helps replace the city water I get through the local rural water district. City water is expensive and not to be wasted on gardens unless absolutely necessary. Thus was just before the neighboring city declared a water emergency banning unnecessary water use. I will have to beef up my water storage capacity next year.
Footyfried 