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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 marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
October 12, 2021

Watch the October 12 webinar recording.

Register here for the November 9 Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar, including a presentation on "Getting a Feel for Your Community's Climate Future."

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
October 7, 2021

Drought Conditions Improve in Northern New York and New England with the Hopes That Winter Snows Can Replenish Aquifers.

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

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
September 30, 2021

Another La Niña lowers the chance for a wet winter ahead.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
September 24, 2021

Rains Provide Temporary Relief, but Drought Persists into the Fall Across the Region

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
September 22, 2021

Widespread severe drought at the end of the water year leaves challenges ahead.

Register here for the September 27 California–Nevada Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Early Warning Update
September 16, 2021

Severe drought conditions appear in Oklahoma and Kansas. Moderate drought conditions expand in parts of northern Texas, and Oklahoma and Kansas.