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NIDIS supports drought research through advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms that lead to drought as well as improving the coordination and delivery of drought information.
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NIDIS is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, state, and local levels across the country.
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A drought early warning system (DEWS) utilizes new and existing networks of federal, tribal, state, local, and academic partners to make climate and drought science accessible and useful for decision makers and stakeholders.
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Weekly Palmer Drought Index example image

U.S. Climate Division Weekly Palmer Drought Indices from nClimDiv

The Weekly Palmer Drought Index (PDI) and Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) are estimations of the monthly PDI and PHDI on an operational weekly basis.

Data Coverage

United States

Period of Record

2005 - Present

File Format

images

csv

json

xml

Data Type

Land-based Station

Representative image of the U.S. Drought Monitor

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM)

NOAA and its partners publish regional reports each quarter, summarizing weather, impacts and predictions.

Data Coverage

Puerto Rico

United States

USVI/USAPI

Period of Record

2000 - present

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images

text (ascii)

csv

shapefile

kml

Data Type

Land-based Station

U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook

The U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook predicts whether drought will emerge, stay the same or get better over the next 30 days or so.

Data Coverage

United States

Period of Record

Forecasts

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images

pdf

Data Type

Model

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

The U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook depicts large-scale trends based on subjectively derived probabilities guided by short- and long-range statistical and dynamical forecasts.

Data Coverage

United States

Period of Record

Forecasts

File Format

images

pdf

Data Type

Model