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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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Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
September 30, 2022

On-Again, Off-Again Drought in the Southern Plains Is Back On Again and Worsening 

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
September 30, 2022

Despite a Wet Summer, Pockets of Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) Drought Continue

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
August 29, 2022

Will the August rain wash away the Southern Plains drought? 

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
August 29, 2022

Summer monsoon improves but does not eliminate drought in the Southwest.

 

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
July 22, 2022

Extreme Heat and No Rain Has Sparked Flash Drought in the Southern Plains.

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?