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DROUGHT STATUS UPDATE ARCHIVE

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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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Snow-covered trees in Vermont
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
March 12, 2021

Monitoring and preparing for a possible continuation of the 2020 Northeast drought. 

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

Snow-covered trees in Vermont
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
February 1, 2021

Keep watch on winter precipitation and lingering dryness.

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

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
December 18, 2020

Abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions persist in some areas of the Northeast, but improvements continue.

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

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
December 11, 2020

Most of New England saw beneficial precipitation resulting in improvements to drought conditions

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

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
December 4, 2020

"Drought improvement and a cautiously positive outlook with close monitoring needed!" -New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

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

Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
November 30, 2020

Recent rains have been helpful. All eyes are on groundwater recovery. 

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