How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?
- Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought are affecting substantial areas of western Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, southern Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Missouri, southern Iowa, northern Louisiana, Oregon, southern California, and northern North Dakota.
- Severe (D2) drought is present in eastern Oregon, southern Washington, California, Nevada, Kansas, Utah, Texas, eastern Montana, Idaho, Colorado, southern Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Missouri, southern Iowa, eastern Illinois, southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, New York and Vermont.
Featured Resources:
Drought Status Updates
Two-page status updates on drought conditions, including current conditions, impacts, and outlook
- Drought Status Update: Midwest & Missouri River Basin - August 23, 2018
- Pacific Northwest Drought Status Update - July 31, 2018
- Southwest Drought & Wildfire Update - July 25, 2018
- Drought Status Update: Midwest and Missouri River Basin - July 19, 2018
- Drought Status Update: Midwest & Northern Plains - June 21, 2018
News & Updates
Dry Times is back - and it has a new look!
NIDIS has converted Dry Times, from a bi-annual ...
CDC Releases ‘Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought: a Resource Guide for Public Health Officials’
Although the public health effects of drought can be severe, they are often hard to...
NIDIS & NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory Previews 2017 Northern Plains Drought Attribution Study
The Physical Sciences Division (PSD) of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, in partnership with NIDIS, is conducting a year-long study examining the 2017 Northern Plains Drought. As the research...
Featured Drought Data, Maps & Tools
Drought Impacts Report
The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.
Drought Impacts Report
The National Drought Mitigation Center developed this database of drought impacts, which can be searched by location, type of impact, time period and more.
Wildfire Risks
The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.
Wildfire Risks
The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.
Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)
The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).
Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI)
The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) is an experimental tool that can serve as an indicator of both rapidly evolving "flash" droughts (developing over a few weeks) and sustained droughts (developing over months but lasting up to years).
