Mar 25, 2025 · The Drought Monitor summary map identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity. D1 is the least intense level and D4 the most intense. Drought is defined as a moisture deficit bad enough to have social, environmental or economic effects.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought across the country, which uses a five-category system, from Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions to Exceptional Drought (D4).

Mar 19, 2025 · Get the latest U.S. drought conditions. View current precipitation, temperature, and drought maps, as well as streamflow and soil moisture conditions.

Stay informed with real-time drought data, forecasts, and planning tools at Drought.gov - your resource for understanding and preparing for droughts nationwide.

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a weekly map—updated each Thursday—that shows the location and intensity of areas currently experiencing abnormal dryness or drought across the United States. The maps use bright colors to highlight experts' current assessments of conditions related to dryness and drought.

Mar 25, 2025 · The U.S. Drought Monitor is a map that shows the location and intensity of drought across the country. The data is updated each Tuesday and released on Thursday. Below, you can explore current...

The Drought Aware app provides information about drought-affected areas in the U.S. over various time intervals (from 2000 to the present) and across different drought intensities. It provides summaries of the affected population and the potential impacts on crops, agricultural labor, rivers, and reservoirs.

4 days ago · Drought affects nearly every facet of USDA, reducing water quality, quantity and devastating the communities, farmers and ranchers we serve and the resources we protect.

Colors show experts' assessments of conditions related to dryness and drought. These maps focus on broad-scale conditions, so local conditions may vary. Categories reflect how much water is available in streams, lakes, and soils compared to usual for the same time of year.

Sep 17, 2020 · These maps show each state’s overall drought vulnerability (red) and how it ranks in the three individual categories that make up the score: sensitivity (blue), exposure (yellow-orange), and ability to adapt (purple).