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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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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?

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
June 23, 2022

Drought heats up into summer as impacts are widely felt.

Register here for the July 21 Western U.S. Drought & Heat Webinar.

 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Water Year 2022 Snow Drought Conditions Summary and Impacts in the West
June 9, 2022

Snow season ends with above-normal snowpack for much of the Northwest and Northern Rockies while the drought crisis worsens in California and the Southwest.