It's Only May and Washington Is Already in a Drought

by Katie HerzogWelcome to summer!ANGELO D'AMICO/GETTY IMAGES
Summer hasn't even arrived yet and much of Washington is already in a state of drought.On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he is expanding a declaration of drought emergency to cover nearly half the state thanks to low rainfall and lower than average snowpack, which, despite record snowfall in the western part of the state last winter, is currently at less than half the average for this time of year across much of the region.Gov.