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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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May 20, 2025

Rapid Spring Snowmelt Reduces Western Water Supplies; Drought Likely to Persist in a Warm Summer

May 15, 2025

Drought Persists and Likely to Expand as Impacts Worsen

May 1, 2025

Rapid Melt Continues to Push Snowpack Below Median Across the West

April 3, 2025

Spring Heat Wave Rapidly Melts Snow Across the West

March 20, 2025

Low snowpack drives worsening drought in the Intermountain West

March 6, 2025

Abysmal Snowpack Defines Winter for Arizona and New Mexico