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U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces weekly maps and charts displaying locations and percentages of drought-affected areas corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat. 

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2012–Present
File Format
images
pdf

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM)

NOAA and its partners publish regional reports each quarter, summarizing weather, impacts and predictions.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
USVI/USAPI
Period of Record
2000 - present
File Format
images
text (ascii)
csv
shapefile
kml
Data Type
Land-based Station

USDA Drought Disaster Designations

Maps displaying counties declared primary (red) or contiguous (orange) disaster counties by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2012 - Present
File Format
pdf
text (ascii)
other

USGS WaterWatch Streamflow Data

WaterWatch is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) World Wide Web site that displays maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
Period of Record
2004 - Present
File Format
images
csv
shapefile
xml
kml
Data Type
Land-based Station