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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 windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
October 22, 2026

September Heat Intensified Drought Ahead of a Wet Start to October

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo credit: Cheryl McDonald Creative.
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
October 16, 2026

Water Year 2026 Recap: Near-Normal Precipitation and a Warm Water Year Caused Mixed Drought Conditions 

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon, representing the Intermountain West region.
Drought Status Update for the Intermountain West
October 15, 2026

Long- and Short-Term Drought Persists Despite Late-Season Moisture Across the Intermountain West

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
October 8, 2026

Drought Worsened Across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Is Expected to Continue across the U.S. Virgin Islands, Eastern and Southern Puerto Rico.

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A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Actualización del estado de la sequía en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos
October 8, 2026

La sequía se intensificó en las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos y se espera que continúe en dicho territorio, así como en el este y el sur de Puerto Rico.

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Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo credit: Cheryl McDonald Creative.
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
August 25, 2026

California-Nevada Awaits Potential Impacts of the Strong El Niño