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DROUGHT STATUS UPDATE ARCHIVE

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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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June 3, 2021

Drought Impacts Increase Across California-Nevada and Concern for Wildfire Potential Grows.

May 13, 2021

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

April 15, 2021

Region Transitions from Dry Winter to Dry Spring with Dry Soils, Rapid Snowmelt, and Intensified and Expanded Drought Impacts.

April 8, 2021

Snow drought and early, accelerated snowmelt raise concerns as we head into summer.

March 18, 2021

Snow drought conditions remain over much of the Southwest U.S., Sierra Nevada, and Rocky Mountains.

March 11, 2021

Drought Preparedness Key as Continuing Drought Conditions and Impacts Compounded By Back-to-Back Dry Years.