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DROUGHT STATUS UPDATE ARCHIVE

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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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Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S.
August 25, 2023

Drought and Low Water Levels Likely to Worsen with Dry and Hot Forecast Persisting into September

Resources for Monitoring Drought & Heat Risk

Heat Health Resources

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
August 25, 2023

Drought conditions have improved across Puerto Rico, but have deteriorated across the U.S Virgin Islands.

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
August 25, 2023

Autumn Approaches with Little Drought in Sight

For more information, visit the Northeast DEWS Dashboard.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
August 18, 2023

Extreme Heat Intensifies Drought Across Texas

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape.
Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S.
July 26, 2023

Drought Worsens in Upper Midwest but Improves in Portions of the Plains and Ohio Valley

Hot and Dry Week Ahead Could Worsen Drought

Mississippi River Conditions, Impacts, and Outlook

Resources for Monitoring Drought & Heat Risk

Heat Health Resources

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
July 14, 2023

Too Much Rain Relief in Some Areas

For more information, visit the Northeast DEWS Dashboard.