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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
November 2, 2023

Beneficial rains this past month provided significant relief to drought on the islands, in particular across the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Current drought conditions on the islands are expected to improve and/or be eliminated by the end of January.

View this update in Spanish.

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
October 27, 2023

Drought Persists in Western New York; No Drought in New England as We Approach Winter.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
October 26, 2023

A Soggy End to October + El Niño Winter: Drought Is Expected to Improve, but Remain

 

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S.
October 19, 2023

Drought Persists Across the Midwest, Contributing to Record-Low Water Levels on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
October 19, 2023

Water Year 2023 Recap: An Extreme Drought Buster 

Register here for the November 27 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
September 29, 2023

Drought conditions continue to prevail across the local islands, in particular on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Record heat in most areas has intensified drought impacts.

However, improvements are possible during the next few weeks as a wetter pattern begins to occur across the northeast Caribbean.