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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 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.

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
December 18, 2020

Abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions persist in some areas of the Northeast, but improvements continue.

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

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Drought Conditions from the ACF River Basin Drought and Water Webinar
December 16, 2020

The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin is drought-free according to the U.S. Drought Monitor (as of December 8, 2020). View the latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map.

Our next briefing is on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 1pm ET.

Drought Update for the North Central U.S.
December 15, 2020

Drought Conditions Likely to Persist through Winter Season

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
December 11, 2020

Most of New England saw beneficial precipitation resulting in improvements to drought conditions

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