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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
September 20, 2024

Drought Expands Across the Midwest and Is Likely to Persist In Many Areas Through the Fall Season

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
September 19, 2024

Wetter than normal conditions expected to persist across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and drought development is unlikely through the rest of the year. 

The Missouri River flowing amid dry grasses and trees.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
September 5, 2024

Drought May Persist, Worsen Through September Amid Warm, Dry Conditions

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
August 29, 2024

 Drought—and Its Impacts—Intensified, But Relief May Arrive This Fall. 

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
August 8, 2024

Southern Plains Drought to Persist and Expand into Autumn

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 25, 2024

Drought and Its Impacts Define Summer in the Pacific Northwest