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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
December 15, 2022

Cold, Wet Start to Western Snow Season Except in Parts of the Southwest

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
December 15, 2022

December storms helped, but the drought is not busted yet.

Register here for the January 23 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
November 17, 2022

Little Change in Drought Conditions Early in the Water Year

Register here for the November 28 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
October 18, 2022

Water Year 2022 Closes Third Year of Drought as Fourth Year Looms.

Register here for the November 28 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
August 19, 2022

Southern California-Nevada Benefits from the Monsoon, but Severe Drought (D2) or Worse Continues.

Register here for the September 26 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Lightning strikes in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona
North American Monsoon and Drought Relief
June 30, 2022

The Southwest Monsoon has started off strong, and forecasters are predicting the potential for a wet monsoon season this summer. Specifically, the latest 3-month outlook shows an increased chance of July–September precipitation being above normal for parts of the Southwest, with the highest odds over southern Arizona.

What does this mean for short-term and long-term conditions in the region?