AUSTIN, Texas – It’s another Thursday in Central Texas, and another new drought monitor has been released. The results, while disappointing, aren’t surprising. We’re tracking a 4% increase in areas under a “severe” level of drought, which includes portions of the Coastal Plains counties. We’re also looking at an 11% increase in areas in a “moderate” drought. This is due to the serious lack of precipitation in Central Texas, with Camp Mabry now going 48 of the last 49 days without measurable rainfall. The one measurable rainfall day only measured one one-hundredth of an inch, helping make this second-driest October on record thus far.