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Advancing Drought Science and Preparedness across the Nation

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Where is drought this week?

August 7-13, 2019

6.8%

of the US land area.

14.8 million

people are experiencing drought.

Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought is present in southern Texas, southeast Alaska and Hawaii.
Severe (D2) drought is present in Washington, northern North Dakota, Texas, southern Oklahoma, Alabama, western Florida, southeast Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Featured Resources:

Drought Status Updates
Two-page status updates on drought conditions, including current conditions, impacts, and outlook:

- California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar - May 28, 2019
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - March 2019
- Southwest Drought Status and El Niño Update – February 14, 2019
- El Niño & the Southwest Drought Status Update – December 6, 2018
- California-Nevada Drought Outlook - November 2018
- Southern Plains Drought Update – October 26, 2018

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven Colorado River basin states are working together to develop drought contingency plans that reduce the risk of Lake Powell and Lake Mead...

Map displays counties that have experienced D3 drought from 2000-2019

How Drought Prone is Your State? A Look at the Top States and Counties in Drought Over the Last Two Decades

Just as there are climatologically wetter areas and drier areas across the country, the same could be said about the occurrence, frequency, and severity of drought. This article examines the most...

Participants of NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System workshop on Drought Recovery in Hawai‘i

Drought Stories from Hawai‘i: A Workshop on Drought Recovery

Over 30 participants from 18 different organizations gathered at the East-West Center on Tuesday July 23 for the NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System workshop on Drought Recovery in...

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.

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).

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Current Conditions for /city/, /state/ (/county/)

DroughtGov: Deadline coming soon! Letters of intent (LOIs) are due by 5 pm ET on Aug 23 for proposals to improve our understanding and use of (1) #drought indicators, thresholds, and triggers, and (2) drought impact reporting. https://t.co/7GD3ST3fmg http

DroughtGov: The Pacific Northwest has been in moderate to severe #drought for several months now, according to the #DroughtMonitor. Register now for the August 26 Drought and Climate Webinar for the latest on current conditions and the fall outlook. https

RTNWSWPC: WPC's forecast for the next week (Mon to Mon) of precipitation across the CONUS. After a general increase in heat at the beginning of the week, the rainfall pattern falls back to a similar one we have seen over the last week or so. Still,

RTPeckAgEc: New Grass-Cast maps are posted (made Aug 13). Grassland growing season is winding down in the Plains. The 3 maps look very similar now b/c addtl precip over the next 2 weeks will have limited impact. A sea of blue (above avg) except for ncMT,

DroughtGov: Great North Central Climate and Drought Webinar today. In summary, many areas are still feeling the effects from flooding and parts are still very wet (especially SD), but now #drought has moved into IA, IN, and IL. Long-term effects on ag con

RTNWSCPC: Development of #drought likely across parts of south Texas during the next three months, while conditions are likely to improve across parts of the Southeast, Mississippi Valley, and Northern Plains. https://t.co/Tp4IHSv4Of https://t.co/ApUU14zz

RTNOAANCEIclimate: We have just released the July 2019 Global Climate Report. Follow this thread for details. Also, read more online: https://t.co/xTRuxJygCO #StateOfClimate https://t.co/irukmv3ofj

RTNWSCPC: Our initial September outlook sees increased odds for a wet month across much of the Central part of the country and Alaska. Above-normal temperatures are favored for much of the West, East Coast, South, and Alaska. https://t.co/JI2DUvhln5 https

DroughtGov: Spotlight on Texas. That red circle in the Southwest part of the state. That's the first case of Extreme #Drought (D3) to hit the lower 48 since mid-March, according to the #DroughtMonitor. Also increases in drought and dryness throughout

RTNOAA: JUST IN: July 2019 now ranks #1 as the warmest month on record, according to the monthly Global Climate Report from @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/gzv7jcCDDX #StateOfClimate https://t.co/aNSyYtAsRa

DroughtGov: Lots of yellow (1 class degradation) on this week's #DroughtMonitor change map, with #drought increasing in the Southern Plains and dryness elsewhere. Drought has developed in the Midwest for the first time in 2019. Conditions have improv

DroughtGov: This week's #DroughtMonitor shows abnormal dryness (D0) in every region of the country with #drought now present to some degree in 17 states and PR, including AK, AL, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MT, NC, ND, NM, OK, SC, and TX. https:/

RTClimateMolly: When your work life meets your personal life. Moderate #drought (D1) introduced in Champaign County today for the first time since October 10, 2017! -- We are definitely in need of some #rain! ☔️--☔️ #myfrontyard #champaign #illino

DroughtGov: It's official. For the first time in 2019, #drought has developed in the Midwest, according to the #DroughtMonitor. The map shows moderate drought (D1) in Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois, with abnormal dryness (D0) present to some degree in t

RTWorldResources: #DayZeroWatch - New @WRIAqueduct data shows which countries are facing #waterstress, and reveals several emerging trends and hotspots. Learn more: https://t.co/XJkY3VcP7I https://t.co/5gVnQAtNi6

News & Updates

Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning

How Drought Prone is Your State? A Look at the Top States and Counties in Drought Over the Last Two Decades

Drought Stories from Hawai‘i: A Workshop on Drought Recovery

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

Wildfire Risks

The National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho, produces these maps monthly.

Wildfire Risks

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)

How is Drought Affecting your Neighborhood?

Current Conditions for /city/, /state/ (/county/)

News & Updates

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.

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).

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.

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).