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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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A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
September 11, 2025

Hurricane Erin brings rain to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John; St. Croix and eastern Puerto Rico remain dry. 

No widespread drought is expected to develop in the short term.

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Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
September 11, 2025

Drought Has Intensified, and Impacts Are Widespread

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Actualización del estado de la sequía en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU.
September 11, 2025

El huracán Erin trae lluvias a Puerto Rico, St. Thomas y St. John; el este de Puerto Rico y St. Croix permanecen secos. 

No se prevé una sequía generalizada a corto plazo.

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Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
September 4, 2025

Dry Weather Drives Rapid Expansion of Drought Across Midwest.

Drought Likely to Develop Further Across the Central Midwest.

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
August 27, 2025

Late-Summer Rain Could Improve Conditions in Kansas and Oklahoma, while Drought-Stricken Southern Texas Falls Short

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
August 21, 2025

Drought Developed Rapidly this Summer Despite a Wet Spring