Northern Ocean county including Lakewood now in a moderate drought

With no rain and dry weather More of northern Ocean County is now abnormally dry than a week ago, and part of northwestern New Jersey is now in a moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. State Climatologist David A. Robinson last week called the dry spell worrisome.
As of Tuesday, 55.46 percent of the Garden State is abnormally dry and 11.51 percent is in a moderate drought, according to the monitor. Despite the largely dry weather, reservoir levels in northeastern New Jersey are still close to normal but are largely sinking, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.