An official website of the United States government

Here’s how you know

Here's how you know

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Drought.gov

National Integrated Drought Information System

Query Search

Mobile Branding
Drought.gov
National Integrated Drought Information System
Find Data
Explore More Current Conditions
Select a Location
Location Search
- Select a State
Browse by scale
Browse by Regional Drought Early Warning System (DEWS)
Science & Reports
NIDIS supports drought research through advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms that lead to drought as well as improving the coordination and delivery of drought information.
What is Drought?
Drought in Action
What is NIDIS?
NIDIS is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, state, and local levels across the country.
What is Drought Early Warning?
A drought early warning system (DEWS) utilizes new and existing networks of federal, tribal, state, local, and academic partners to make climate and drought science accessible and useful for decision makers and stakeholders.
- Drought Early Warning
- Drought Early Warning Activities
News & Events
View the latest drought-related news, upcoming events, and recordings and summaries of past webinars.
Local Drought Information
Get timely updates on local drought conditions, outlooks, and impacts from NIDIS and its partners.
Mobile Social

Please note: Due to storm impacts on systems at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, certain maps and statistics on Drought.gov may be experiencing issues. We apologize for any inconvenience at this time.

DATA & MAPS

Select categories to browse data

Agriculture

Current Conditions

Ecological

Fire

Impacts

Outlooks/Forecasts

Paleoclimate

Precipitation

Public Health

Snow Drought

Software

Soil Moisture

Temperature

Tools

Vegetation

Water Supply

Location

File Format

Data Type

DEWS Region

Looking to Download Data? The Drought.gov team reformats data from multiple partners into web- and GIS-ready formats, which we use throughout Drought.gov. These data are free for all to download.

Search Results(190)

SPoRT-LiS 0-100 cm soil moisture percentile map

NASA SPoRT-LiS Soil Moisture Products

NASA’s Short-term Prediction and Transition Center – Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) provides high-resolution (about 3-km) gridded soil moisture products in real-time to support regional and lo

Data Coverage

Puerto Rico

United States

Period of Record

Current Conditions

File Format

images

geotiff

other

Data Type

Model

Radar

Satellite

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Agricultural Data

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture.

Data Coverage

Puerto Rico

United States

Period of Record

Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)

File Format

images

pdf

csv

Data Type

Land-based Station

Example map in the Tracking Network Data Explorer showing U.S. drought conditions

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network brings together data on environments and hazards, health effects, and population health from national, state,

Data Coverage

United States

Period of Record

1895 - present

File Format

images

csv

json

xml

Example map generated with the NGWMN Data Portal, showing groundwater sites and aquifer systems in the Southeast U.S.

National Groundwater Monitoring Network

The National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN) is a compilation of selected groundwater monitoring wells from federal, state, and local groundwater monitoring networks across the nation.

Data Coverage

United States

File Format

csv

Data Type

Land-based Station

Load more 190

Stay Connected

Subscribe to NIDIS emails for the latest regional drought updates, webinars, and news. Or, sign up to receive drought alerts when the U.S. Drought Monitor or U.S. Drought Outlook updates for your city/zip code.

Drought.gov

National Integrated Drought Information System

A multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, state, and local scales.

Feedback

Contact Us
NIDIS Software
Satisfaction Survey
Data Download

Footer Submenu

Accessibility
Disclaimer
FOIA
Information Quality
Protecting Your Privacy
USA.gov