Drought conditions

I have always tried to follow the feeding habits of deer through the summer and on into the fall. Apples, acorns and beechnuts are probably the ones I concern myself with the most.
Up until recent years, I don't remember there ever being much of a beechnut crop since I was a kid growing up. I still remember my first taste of beechnuts when my father showed them to me.
Many times I have seen a lot of shells with very little meat inside the beechnuts.
There are several factors that will affect a nut crop and drought is one of them.
How extensive is this drought as far as the northeast is concerned?

I think it is only certain small areas, not the entire north east. I can tell you though, I have been watering my lawn like there's no tomorrow for over a week and it is still drying up on me.
Maybe I should dig a new well, closer to the neighbors property.