The latest Drought Monitor now shows worsening conditions for parts of North Carolina due to the lack of rain in the past seven days...
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The latest Drought Monitor now shows worsening conditions for parts of North Carolina due to the lack of rain in the past seven days...
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( #NOAADrought): #DroughtMonitor 9/15: FLASH #DROUGHT continues to worsen in the Southern Plains and Lower Miss River. Now parts of the Southeast too.
DROUGHT mostly improved in the Midwest. Generally status quo out West.
#Drought2026's Footprint: 49.7% of the USA www.drought.gov
ICYMI: The August drought summaries are now available. drought.unl.edu/Publications...
Your CMOR updates help provide a record of local drought conditions that make up an important resource for the U.S. Drought Monitor.
It’s easy to submit a report: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
The Lower 48 and Alaska saw a mix of improvement and degradation to dryness or drought conditions this week. Hawaii and Puerto Rico saw some improvement.
See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: Septiembre 17, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor September 17, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 49.77% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 49.12% last week.
Severe drought now covers nearly nine-tenths of El Paso County, and it got there in about six weeks. In the second week of June the U.S. Drought Monitor had none of the county in severe drought or worse. By mid-June 12 percent was.…
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Thursday's Drought Monitor...
Needless to say, we need some rain.
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It’s not too late to submit photos of your surroundings from Labor Day weekend to the Visual Drought Atlas: go.unl.edu/visualdrough...
Your CMOR updates help provide a record of local drought conditions that make up an important resource for the U.S. Drought Monitor.
It’s easy to submit a report: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
Drought or dryness worsened in parts of the central and south-central U.S. this week. The rest of the Lower 48 saw a mix of improvement and degradation. Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico saw some improvement.
See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: Septiembre 10, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor September 10, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 49.12% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 49.51% last week.
This week's Drought Monitor... Not much rain in the past week, so not much change in the map.
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Find educational resources, tutorials and more on our website. drought.unl.edu/Education.aspx
Your CMOR updates help provide a record of local drought conditions that make up an important resource for the U.S. Drought Monitor.
It’s easy to submit a report: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
Drought and dryness worsened in parts of the Midwest and South this week. The rest of the Lower 48 plus Alaska saw a mix of conditions. Drought improved on parts of eastern Puerto Rico.
See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps