US Drought

Current Drought Map

The US Drought Maps are released every Thursday and cover the previous Tuesday-Tuesday drought conditions.

Drought Outlook

Drought outlook for the next 3 months - will the drought get worse, persist, or get better.

Medium and Long range forecasts

To overcome the summer drought, you'll want to see B (below average) temperatures and A (above average) precipitation.

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Days 6-10

Temperatures - Days 6-10

A means temperatures will be above average
B means temperatures will be below average

Precipitation - Days 6-10

A means precipitation will be above average
B means precipitation will be below average

Days 8-14

Temperatures - Days 8-14

A means temperatures will be above average
B means temperatures will be below average

Precipitation - Days 8-14

A means precipitation will be above average
B means precipitation will be below average

One Month

Temperatures - One Month

A means temperatures will be above average
B means temperatures will be below average

Precipitation - One Month

A means precipitation will be above average
B means precipitation will be below average

Three Months

Temperatures - Three Months

A means temperatures will be above average
B means temperatures will be below average

Precipitation - Three Months

A means precipitation will be above average
B means precipitation will be below average

 

Drought Statistics

In this table are the percentage of areas in no drought and then some sort of dryness all all the way up to exceptional drought. The table starts with one year ago and ends with the most recent drought release (data is updated every Thursday).

Drought Resources