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Dataset Name

U.S. Corn Crops in Drought, by County

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
09/26/23

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)
Update Schedule

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts a Census of Agriculture every 5 years (data from 2017). The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated every Thursday morning, with data valid through that Tuesday at 7 am Eastern.

Dataset Name

U.S. Soybean Crops in Drought, by County

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
09/26/23

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 is 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)
Update Schedule

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts a Census of Agriculture every 5 years (data from 2017). The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated every Thursday morning, with data valid through that Tuesday at 7 am Eastern.

Dataset Name

U.S. Hay Crops in Drought, by County

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
09/26/23

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)
Update Schedule

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts a Census of Agriculture every 5 years (data from 2017). The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated every Thursday morning, with data valid through that Tuesday at 7 am Eastern.

Dataset Name

U.S. Cattle in Drought, by County

Update Schedule
USDM Updates Weekly
Last Update
09/26/23

County-level commodities data was collected from USDA agricultural censuses. County figures for livestock represent the total inventory 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)
Update Schedule

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts a Census of Agriculture every 5 years (data from 2017). The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated every Thursday morning, with data valid through that Tuesday at 7 am Eastern.

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Dataset Name

Crop Moisture Index

Update Schedule
Data Valid
Last Update
09/30/23

The Crop Moisture Index (CMI) gives the short-term (up to 4 weeks) status of agricultural drought or moisture surplus and can change rapidly from week to week. The CMI indicate general conditions, not local variations caused by isolated rain. Input to the calculations includes weekly precipitation totals and average temperature, division constants (water capacity of the soil, etc.), and previous history of the indices. The CMI can be used to measure the status of dryness or wetness affecting warm season crops and field activities.

Crop Moisture Index data were available via indices text files. Text files are available by National Weather Service regions across the contiguous United States. Regional text files were ingested, combined, and spatialized to display the Crop Moisture Index data for CONUS. 

Source(s)
Update Schedule

The Crop Moisture Index is produced by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center and is updated weekly.