The Maui News - The shower band that dropped 0.13 inches of rain in Kahului last week may have helped to cut the dust, but it did little to relieve ongoing drought conditions over most of Maui County. The National Weather Service in Honolulu released a monthly Drought Information Statement on Thursday, Aug. 21, noting that the drought continues to worsen for agricultural areas of the state. The statement also reported that the national Climate Prediction Center is forecasting below-normal rainfall through December. While trade showers should ease the drought conditions on windward areas, the weather service said, “The outlook also keeps the below-normal rainfall forecast through December, which is deep into the normal wet season.”