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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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Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape.
Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S.
July 26, 2023

Drought Worsens in Upper Midwest but Improves in Portions of the Plains and Ohio Valley

Hot and Dry Week Ahead Could Worsen Drought

Mississippi River Conditions, Impacts, and Outlook

Resources for Monitoring Drought & Heat Risk

Heat Health Resources

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
July 14, 2023

Too Much Rain Relief in Some Areas

For more information, visit the Northeast DEWS Dashboard.

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
June 28, 2023

Much of Connecticut and Portions of Western and Southeastern New York Saw Deteriorating Conditions Mid-Month

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S.
June 23, 2023

Drought – and Its Impacts – Intensify Across the Midwest and May Persist.

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Water Year 2023 Snow Drought Conditions Summary and Impacts in the West
June 15, 2023

This Year’s Snow Season Wipes Away Drought in Much of the West with the Exception of the Pacific Northwest

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
June 9, 2023

Drought conditions have improved across Puerto Rico, but have deteriorated across the U.S Virgin Islands.