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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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Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
July 22, 2021

Rain in the Southwest: drought improves slightly but continues

 

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
July 16, 2021

 

Coastal parts of northern New England saw relief from Elsa—but not interior locations or Cape Cod

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
July 13, 2021

Next month’s Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar is on Tuesday, August 10 at 10 a.m. Eastern, with a special presentation on "Heat Risk Tools for the Southeast." Register here for upcoming monthly webinars.

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
July 8, 2021

Heat Compounds Drought Impacts as Wildfire Season Starts.

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
July 1, 2021

Beneficial rains have been observed across the northern U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Additional improvements in drought conditions are expected through September.

View this update in Spanish.

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape
Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S.
July 2, 2021

Drought Persists Across Portions of the Midwest and Missouri River Basin.