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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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Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
March 6, 2025

Abysmal Snowpack Defines Winter for Arizona and New Mexico

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
March 6, 2025

Drought Persists Through Winter

March Likely to Bring a Mix of Drought Improvement and Persistence Across Midwest

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Actualización del estado de la sequía en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU.
February 27, 2025

La lluvia ha mantenido a la sequía fuera de Puerto Rico y de las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos (USVI), pero la sequía está comenzando a manifestarse en algunas zonas. No se prevé una sequía generalizada esta primavera.

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A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
February 27, 2025

Rain has kept drought away from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—but dryness is appearing in some areas. No widespread drought is predicted for this spring.

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Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Photo credit: Cheryl McDonald Creative.
Drought Status Update for California-Nevada
February 13, 2025

Extreme Drought in Southern California and Nevada Continues Despite Ongoing Precipitation

Our thoughts are with all of those, including many of our partners, who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. Please stay alert to potential additional impacts from the current atmospheric river, including floods or debris flows resulting from heavy rainfall. 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
February 5, 2025

Snow Drought Persists in Most of the West With Record Dryness in the Southwest