![While some parts of the state saw 10 inches more rain than normal during May, northwestern Georgia had more than three inches less rain than the average.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/2258/MayDeparturefromNormal.jpg)
North Georgia Drought
In May 2016, most of Georgia suffered from a lack of rainfall, while record-setting rain fell in Savannah, Georgia. Drought conditions expanded statewide, and severe drought returned to the northwest corner of Georgia by the end of last month.