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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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Dataset Name

U.S. Cotton Crops in Drought

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
07/01/25

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.

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Dataset Name

U.S. Soybean Crops in Drought

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
07/01/25

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.

Source(s)
Dataset Name

U.S. Flax Crops in Drought

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
07/01/25

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.

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Stats
Dataset Name

Flax Statistics

Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
06/26/25

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

Source(s)
Dataset Name

Cotton Statistics

Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
06/26/25

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

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Dataset Name

National Weather Service Heat Warnings

Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
07/03/25

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

Source(s)
Dataset Name

Hydropower Plants in Drought

Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
06/26/25

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).

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