“It looks like a puddle now.”Smiling Hill, like most of Maine, has braved worsening drought conditions for weeks. More than 5% of Maine is now in extreme drought conditions, and nearly two-thirds of the state is in some degree of drought, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Areas experiencing extreme drought conditions include parts of Oxford, Franklin, Androscoggin, Cumberland, Somerset and Kennebec counties. Plus, drought conditions can also kill fungal spores that might otherwise bring disease, he said. Drought conditions flared up suddenly in August, spurred by weeks of extreme heat and dry weather.