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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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Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
March 7, 2024

Storms improved conditions in much of the West. However, snow drought lingers in the Northern Rockies and parts of the Northwest.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
February 15, 2024

Atmospheric Rivers Turn Around a Dry Start to the Water Year

 

 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
February 7, 2024

Snow drought still covers much of the western U.S., with the worst conditions in the northern Rocky Mountains.

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 10, 2024

2024 Begins with Record Low Snow Conditions Across the West—But Help Is on the Way

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
December 6, 2023

Low Precipitation and Warm Temperatures Drive Western Snow Drought Risk

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 

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