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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
December 2, 2021

November snowfall was a bust as warm air and dry temperatures dominated the region.

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
November 9, 2021

Watch the November 9 webinar recording. Register here for the December 14 Southeast Climate Webinar, including a

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
November 5, 2021

Drought conditions are slowly improving across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with long-term forecasts suggesting increased chances for above-normal rainfall over the next few months.

View the December 17 Drought Status Update.

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
November 4, 2021

Drought Persists Despite Some Improvement in the Upper Missouri River Basin

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
November 4, 2021

Drought conditions expand over parts of Texas and western Kansas and Oklahoma.

Eastern Oklahoma and Kansas see drought conditions improve.

 

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California-Nevada and Pacific Northwest Special Edition Drought Status Update
October 28, 2021

A Bomb Cyclone and Powerful Atmospheric River Just Hit Parts of the West. What Does This Mean for Drought?