Washington farmers still dealing with fallout from record-breaking heat wave
Though the current conditions feel like a far cry from the record heat that baked the Northwest weeks ago, the impacts are still piling up.
New data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows increasingly dry conditions statewide, with parts of the Northwest interior and San Juan Islands now facing moderate drought conditions. Western Washington is abnormally dry, and eastern Washington is facing extreme drought.
State officials began warning of dry conditions and issuing drought advisories in May. Following days of record heat at the end of June that buckled roads, melted large amounts of snowpack and killed at least 78 people in Washington, conditions have not improved.
That’s created a tough situation for the agricultural sector. Thursday, John Stuhlmiller, CEO of the Washington Farm Bureau, said concerns are high among growers.
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..wonder how the vineyards are faring 
