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North American Drought Monitor (NADM)

North American Drought Monitor: A collaboration between the U.S., Canada and Mexico to create a monthly continental drought monitor.

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
Current Conditions
Data Type
Land-based Station

North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Indices and Data

North American Drought Monitor (NADM) indices and data include, Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), Percent of Long-term Average Precipitation and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI).

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
text (ascii)
Data Type
Land-based Station

North-American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS)

NLDAS Drought Monitor Products: an experimental drought monitor derived from near real-time soil moisture output from both the NASA MOSAIC and NCEP Noah land surface models.

 

 

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images
Data Type
Model

Northeast DEWS Dashboard

The Northeast Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Dashboard, hosted by the Northeast Regional Climate Center, displays current drought status, impacts, and future conditions for the Northeast DEWS region.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Outlooks