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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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Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 8, 2021

Heat Worsens Drought in the Pacific Northwest

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
July 8, 2021

Heat Compounds Drought Impacts as Wildfire Season Starts.

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape
Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S.
July 2, 2021

Drought Persists Across Portions of the Midwest and Missouri River Basin.

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
July 1, 2021

Beneficial rains have been observed across the northern U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Additional improvements in drought conditions are expected through September.

View this update in Spanish.

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
July 1, 2021

Above-Normal Temperatures Overcome Spotty Precipitation in Most of the Region.

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

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
June 24, 2021

The Southwest monsoon is coming. Please be better than last year!