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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
February 16, 2023

The Deep Snowpack in California, the Great Basin, and Colorado River Basin Continues to Grow

A beach landscape in Puerto Rico.
Drought Update for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
February 3, 2023

No Drought Conditions Are Observed in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

View this drought update in Spanish.

 

Drought conditions causing low levels in the Colorado River. Credit: GoodFocused, Shutterstock.
Special Edition Drought Status Update for the Western United States
January 24, 2023

A Series of Atmospheric Rivers Have Hit Parts of the West. What Does This Mean for Drought?

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
January 24, 2023

Most Areas of the Northeast Have Recovered from the Drought.

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S.
January 20, 2023

Despite Winter Improvements, Drought Continues in Parts of the Midwest.

This Midwest Drought Status Update is released in coordination with the January 19, 2023 North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Outlook Webinar. View the webinar for more details.

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
January 20, 2023

Despite Improvement, Drought Remains Firmly Entrenched Across the Missouri River Basin States.