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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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Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
June 11, 2021

Above-normal temperatures overcome spotty precipitation in most of the region.

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
June 10, 2021

Extreme Summer Heat Amplifies Impacts of the Northern Plains Drought

Field of crops in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
June 10, 2021

Severe Drought Expansion and Heat Concerns in the Upper Midwest

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Water Year 2021 Snow Drought Conditions Summary and Impacts in the West
June 10, 2021

Snow drought impacts have intensified as snow melted weeks early this spring.

 

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
June 8, 2021

Next month’s Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar is on Tuesday, July 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern, with a special presentation on NOAA's "New Climate Normals." Register here for upcoming monthyl webinars.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
June 3, 2021

Drought Impacts Increase Across California-Nevada and Concern for Wildfire Potential Grows.