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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
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

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo credit: Cheryl McDonald Creative.
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
August 5, 2025

California-Nevada Faces Continued Risk of Drought, Heat, and Wildfire Impacts During Remaining Dry Season

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
July 24, 2025

Floods in Central Texas; Dry Pattern Emerging in East-Central Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and the Gulf Coast

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 14, 2025

Multiple Years of Drought Continue to Challenge the Pacific Northwest 

Lightning strikes in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
North American Monsoon Drought Status Update
June 30, 2025

Wet Start for the Monsoon over Drought-Stricken Southwest.

The North American Monsoon brings summer precipitation to parts of the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. The monsoon season is June 15 to September 30, though the actual arrival of the monsoon can vary.