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U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces weekly maps and charts displaying locations and percentages of drought-affected areas corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat. 

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2012–Present
File Format
images
pdf

U.S. Topsoil Moisture Monitoring

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center produces Topsoil Moisture Monitoring maps based on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) state reports of topsoil moisture conditions.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station

Upper Missouri River Basin Drought Indicators Dashboard

This website provides access to drought indices that are used by the Montana Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee (Monitoring Sub-Committee), though it covers the whole Upper Missouri River Basin, not just Montana.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current conditions
Data Type
Land-based Station
Model
Radar

Upper Missouri River Basin Soil Moisture and Snowpack Dashboard

The Upper Missouri River Basin Soil Moisture and Snowpack Dashboard displays interactive maps of station-based soil moisture and snowpack data from the five state mesonets in the Upper Missouri River Basin (UMRB)—Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Data Coverage
Regional
Period of Record
2023–Present
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station