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The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces weekly maps and charts displaying locations and percentages of drought-affected areas corn, soybeans, hay, cattle, and winter wheat.
Climate Engine allows users to analyze and interact with climate and earth observations for decision support related to drought, water use, agricultural, wildfire, and ecology.
Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
The Keetch-Byram Drought Index assesses the risk of fire by representing the net effect of evapotranspiration and precipitation in producing cumulative moisture deficiency in deep duff and upper soil layers.
U.S Forest Service Cumulative Drought Severity Index (CDSI): allows users to compare the severity of droughts experienced by different forest ecosystems between two periods, 1960-1986 & 1987-2013.
Drought Impacts Reporter (DIR): an interactive database of drought impacts in the U.S., by location, data, type, and cost built from stakeholder, government, media and other reports.