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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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Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
August 19, 2022

Southern California-Nevada Benefits from the Monsoon, but Severe Drought (D2) or Worse Continues.

Register here for the September 26 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
August 18, 2022

Moderate to Extreme Drought Persists Across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
August 12, 2022

Extreme drought (D3) is now established from the North Shore of Massachusetts to the Rhode Island coast.

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

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
July 29, 2022

Severe drought (D2) coverage expanded in southern New England—a trend that may continue.

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

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
July 26, 2022

As Drought Continues Across the Central Plains, Outlooks are Calling for Hot and Dry August

 

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
July 22, 2022

Extreme Heat and No Rain Has Sparked Flash Drought in the Southern Plains.