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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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Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
October 22, 2024

Drought Expands Across the Midwest Over the Last Month with Impacts Increasing:

Drought Is Expected to Persist Through Winter Across Portions of the Region.

Jump to Mississippi River Update: Conditions & Outlooks.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo credit: Cheryl McDonald Creative.
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
October 17, 2024

Water Year 2024 recap: California-Nevada welcomed a normal precipitation year, but dried out after a hot summer

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update and Early Warning Statement for the Southern Plains and Missouri River Basin
October 10, 2024

Forecasts Point to Rapid Onset Drought and Further Drought Deterioration

The Colorado River as it flows through Marble Canyon. Photo credit: Dominic Gentilcore, Shutterstock.
Intermountain West 2024 Water Year and Monsoon Summary and Drought Status Update
October 9, 2024

Water Year 2024 Brought Record-Breaking Temperatures and Varied Precipitation to the Intermountain West, Leading to a Mix of Drought Degradation and Improvement

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
October 3, 2024

Drought Returns to New England’s Coastline as Abnormal Dryness Expands 

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
September 26, 2024

Drought intensifies across Oklahoma. Late September rain brings little relief.