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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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Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
January 14, 2021

Abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions are observed across north central Puerto Rico and the central northern coast as well as all of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some deterioration in the drought conditions is possible during the next few months. 

View this drought update in Spanish.

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Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 14, 2021

Western snow drought remains as storms continue to track to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies.

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Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
January 12, 2021

Climate Conditions and Outlooks

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Drought Update for the Intermountain West
January 8, 2021

Dry Conditions Forecasted to Persist: Potential Impacts in the Intermountain West.

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Drought Status Update and 2020 Recap for California-Nevada
January 5, 2021

2020 closes and 2021 begins with rain and snow chipping away at some regional drought conditions.

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Drought Status Update and Resources for California-Nevada
December 22, 2020

Some rain and snow last week and some ahead though drought conditions remain.