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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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Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
August 25, 2021

Drought Expected to Continue Through Fall; Impacts Could Last Multiple Years.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 29, 2021

Summer Heat Worsens Drought in the Pacific Northwest.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 8, 2021

Heat Worsens Drought in the Pacific Northwest

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Water Year 2021 Snow Drought Conditions Summary and Impacts in the West
June 10, 2021

Snow drought impacts have intensified as snow melted weeks early this spring.

 

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Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
May 13, 2021

Drought continues to worsen in the Pacific Northwest.

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
May 13, 2021

Combined poor peak snowpack and/or rapid spring melt rates lead to western drought expansion and degradation.