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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
U.S. Cotton Crops in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

County-level commodities data was collected from USDA agricultural censuses. County figures for field crops represent the total acres harvested within that county. Agricultural data are valid as of 2017.

USDM data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format and are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
U.S. Soybean Crops in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

County-level commodities data was collected from USDA agricultural censuses. County figures for field crops represent the total acres harvested within that county. Agricultural data are valid as of 2017.

USDM data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format and are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
U.S. Flax Crops in Drought
Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/24/23
Source(s)

County-level commodities data was collected from USDA agricultural censuses. County figures for field crops represent the total acres harvested within that county. Agricultural data are valid as of 2017.

USDM data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format and are updated weekly on Thursdays. Access USDM GIS data.

Dataset Links
Stats
Dataset Name
Flax Statistics
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/26/23
Source(s)

GIS was used to identify and aggregate the number of flaxseed acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Cotton Statistics
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/26/23
Source(s)

GIS was used to identify and aggregate the number of cotton acres in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
National Weather Service Heat Warnings
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
01/26/23
Source(s)

GIS was used to identify counties that have been designated with a National Weather Service heat advisory warning.

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

GIS was used to identify the number of hydropower plants that were in drought using data released weekly by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Hydropower plant data came from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Dataset Links