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NIDIS is launching a special communications effort, running through the coming water year, to alert economic sectors in the Western U.S. of the risk to water supplies.


Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness Across the Nation

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, tribal, state, and local levels.

Current Conditions

U.S. Drought Monitor Category
% of U.S.
20.9
11.7
11.7
5.5
0.3
29.1
Precipitation Shown as a Percentage of Normal Conditions
100%
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0

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The Western United States is experiencing widespread drought conditions in 2025, with 65.5% in drought (D1-D4) and 14% in Extreme or Exceptional (D3-D4) drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Current drought coverage and intensity pales in comparison to peak drought conditions in the early 2020s—59.5% of the West was in Extreme or Exceptional Drought (D3-D4) in July 2021. This
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When it comes to managing water, there’s a “Goldilocks problem”: runoff frequently delivers far too much or far too little water to the landscape. In the Upper Missouri River Basin (UMRB), catastrophic floods and droughts between 2011 and 2021 highlighted the need for more and better water information to deliver earlier warnings and respond to extremes from both sides of the water supply spectrum
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This story was updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. From the destructive Dragon Bravo Fire in the Grand Canyon to smokey skies in the Northeast due to Canadian wildfires, discover how drought and fire are impacting the U.S. this summer.Drought and wildfire interact in numerous ways. Many of the conditions that cause worsening drought can increase wildfire potential. Temperature, soil