That August may have been one of the summers a drought did not occur.

When drought occurs the soil becomes very dry and light.

Shortly after the taking over of the town by Boston a drought occurred, and the residents on the hill were soon without water.

Some archaeologists even venture to say that a great drought occurred.

Another significant drought in the United States occurred during 1988 and 1989.

A decade-long drought, the study found, occurs about once every 500 years.

The previous significant drought occurred in 2000, which was the state's driest year on record.

Several floods and droughts have occurred during the last decade.

This led to the new definition but many believe hindsight is the best way to judge if a drought has occurred.

Serious droughts also occurred in 1936, 1953 and 1956.