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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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A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
January 8, 2025

A Look Back at Drought in the Southern Plains in 2024

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
December 19, 2024

Drought Improves, But Remains, Across 40% of the Midwest

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
December 13, 2024

First Drought then Flood; Weather Whiplash Eases Some Drought Concerns but Groundwater Should Still Be Monitored 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
December 11, 2024

Winter Kicks Off With a Mix of Snowpack Conditions in the West

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
November 14, 2024

Drought Expands and Intensifies with Exceptional Fire Activity and Low Reservoir Levels

Sunset over creek marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Photo credit: Heather Gloria, Shutterstock.
Drought Status Update for the Southeast
November 1, 2024

Lack of rain in October led to rapidly expanding dry conditions in the Southeast.

Additional drought development and impacts are expected into early November, with uncertainty for the winter months ahead.