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The Drought.gov team reformats data from multiple partners into web- and GIS-ready formats, which we use throughout Drought.gov. These data, hosted on Google Cloud Storage, are free for all to download or reference directly from their web applications.

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Maps
Dataset Name
Forest Ecoregions in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for forests were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Prairie Ecoregions in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for prairies were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Desert Ecoregions in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for deserts were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Mediterranean Ecoregions in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for mediterranean areas were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. USDM data are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Stats
Dataset Name
Active Large Wildfires
Update Schedule
Updates Daily
Last Update
01/27/23
Source(s)

Active large wildfires were ingested from the National Interagency Fire Center (NFIC) FTP server.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Flood Events
Update Schedule
Updates Monthly
Last Update
04/15/22
Source(s)

Statistics on flood events were ingested from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI's) Storm Events database.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Forests in Severe Drought
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/26/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for forests were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GIS was used to identify the number of forest acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Prairies in Severe Drought
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/26/23
Source(s)

Ecoregion extents for prairies were extracted from Level I Ecoregions of North America provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GIS was used to identify the number of prairie acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Dataset Links