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Lower Mississippi Region Watershed Drought Information

Lower Mississippi Region Current Conditions

Drought & Dryness Categories
% of Lower Mississippi Region
8.45
4.9
0
0
0
4.9
Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)
100%
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0

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Precipitation & Temperature Conditions

Precipitation Conditions

Inches of Precipitation
Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)
100%
Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)
100%

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Temperature Conditions

Maximum Temperature (°F)
60
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0

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Agriculture in Lower Mississippi Region

U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Drought Monitor

Crop Production (Acres) or Livestock Count

A circle with the radius of 20 pixels identifies:
> 500,000
A circle with the radius of 16 pixels identifies:
> 300,000
A circle with the radius of 12 pixels identifies:
> 100,000
A circle with the radius of 8 pixels identifies:
≤ 100,000

2,155,301
acres of soybean (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
886,017
acres of corn (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
529,053
acres of rice (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
224,084
number of cattle (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
90,180
number of hog (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
Water Supply in Lower Mississippi Region

Streamflow Conditions
Streamflow Conditions
Predicted Inches of Precipitation
1.75
Probability of Below-Normal Precipitation
100%
Probability of Above-Normal Precipitation
100%
Probability of Near-Normal Precipitation
50%

39
percent of streamflow sites are below normal
12
percent of streamflow sites are above normal
46
percent of the Lower Mississippi Region has below-normal precipitation probability this month
0
percent of the Lower Mississippi Region has above-normal precipitation probability this month
Soil Moisture in Lower Mississippi Region

20 cm Soil Moisture Percentile
70
100
0–100 cm Soil Moisture Percentile
70
100

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Historical Conditions for the Lower Mississippi Region

U.S. Drought Monitor

The U.S. Drought Monitor (2000–present) depicts the location and intensity of drought across the country. Every Thursday, authors from NOAA, USDA, and the National Drought Mitigation Center produce a new map based on their assessments of the best available data and input from local observers. The map uses five categories: Abnormally Dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought (D1–D4). Learn more.

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