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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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November 20, 2025

Drought Persists in the Western Intermountain West; Dry Winter More Likely Amid La Niña 

June 12, 2025

Persistent Snow Drought and Rapid Spring Snowmelt Will Decrease Western Water Supplies and Increase Wildfire Risk

May 20, 2025

Record-Breaking Snowpack Melt Out Across the West

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