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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
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

Lightning strikes in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Drought Status Update for the Intermountain West
August 20, 2026

Intermountain West Drought Persists Due to Heat and Lackluster Monsoon; Despite Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Water Crisis Continues

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
July 29, 2026

Inconsistent Summer Precipitation Across the Southern Plains

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
July 23, 2026

U.S. Caribbean Drought Sparks Fires and Water Rationing; Dry Fall Ahead.

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