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Agricultural drought: A period during which soil moisture cannot meet the needs of a particular crop at a particular time. Agriculture is usually the first economic sector to be affected by drought.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
