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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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Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 8, 2025

Record-Setting Warm and Dry Conditions Bring Snow Drought to Arizona, New Mexico, and Alaska

A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
January 8, 2025

A Look Back at Drought in the Southern Plains in 2024

The Missouri River flowing amid dry grasses and trees.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
January 8, 2025

Warm and Dry Conditions Drive Persistent Drought Across the Region

Farmland in the Midwest U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Midwest
December 19, 2024

Drought Improves, But Remains, Across 40% of the Midwest

Fall foliage over rolling hills in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Status Update for the Northeast
December 13, 2024

First Drought then Flood; Weather Whiplash Eases Some Drought Concerns but Groundwater Should Still Be Monitored 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
December 11, 2024

Winter Kicks Off With a Mix of Snowpack Conditions in the West