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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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Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
April 22, 2022

Latest forecasts show drought continuing into summer.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
April 11, 2022

Snow Drought and Early Melt Will Impact Already Stressed Water Supplies

Register here for the April 25 PNW Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
April 8, 2022

California-Nevada Grapples with Third Year of Drought as Wet Season Ends

Register here for the June 2 Drought Update and Wildfire Outlook Webinar for California and the Southwest.

 

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
April 7, 2022

Beneficial rains were observed across the local islands during the month of February. As a result, drought improvements were observed across portions of the local islands. 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
April 7, 2022

Snow Drought Hits Most of the West for the Second Straight Year and California for the Third Straight Year

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
March 25, 2022

Recent precipitation and improving streamflow/groundwater levels have led to small improvements, but areas with long-term drought and dryness remain in northern New England.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.