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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 Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
February 10, 2022

The faucet has been shut off across much of the West after a promising wet and snowy start to the season.

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
February 4, 2022

A Lackluster January: Snow Totals Near Normal for This Time of Year

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 13, 2022

A series of cold winter storms in the western United States led to a substantial reduction in the severity of snow drought.

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
January 10, 2022

A look back at drought in 2021.

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
January 10, 2022

Extreme drought continues to expand over Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Drought is likely to worsen in the coming weeks and months.

 

 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
December 16, 2021

Both Warm and Dry Snow Drought Persist Across the West