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National Current Conditions

September 17, 2025 - September 23, 2025

This past week, drought worsened in every state east of the Mississippi River (except Wisconsin and Delaware). However, rain did bring improvements to parts of some of these states. In general, the Southwest saw drought improvements, while the Northwest worsened. As of September 23, 2025, 36.39% of the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 43.41% of the lower 48 states are in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

36.03%

of the U.S. and 42.98% of the lower 48 states are in drought this week.

Decrease of
1.0%
since last week
Increase of
23.7%
since last month
168.7 Million

acres of major crops in U.S. are experiencing drought conditions this week.

Increase of
2.5%
since last week
Increase of
84.3%
since last month
128.7 Million

people in the U.S. and 128.0 Million in the lower 48 states are affected by drought this week.

Increase of
2.7%
since last week
Increase of
55.5%
since last month
44

U.S. states are experiencing Moderate Drought (D1) or worse this week.

Increase of
1 state
since last week
Increase of
8 states
since last month

U.S. Drought Monitor

U.S. Drought Monitor
Drought Change Since Last Week
Drought Degradation
Drought Improvement

Precipitation Conditions

Inches of Precipitation
Precipitation Shown as a Percentage of Normal Conditions
100%
Precipitation Shown as a Percentage of Normal Conditions
100%

Temperature Conditions

Maximum Temperature (°F)
60
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0

Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)

Drought Conditions
Wet Conditions
Drought Conditions
Wet Conditions

Streamflow Conditions

Streamflow Conditions
Streamflow Conditions
Streamflow Conditions

Soil Moisture Conditions: 1 Meter (100 cm) Depth

0–100 cm Soil Moisture Percentile
70
100
Soil Moisture Anomaly
0%

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