Looking at last week's Drought Monitor and the newest one released today...
No change in most areas, though some spots that were showing no issues have seen Abnormally Dry conditions return.
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Looking at last week's Drought Monitor and the newest one released today...
No change in most areas, though some spots that were showing no issues have seen Abnormally Dry conditions return.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor
Sign up for NDMC Updates to get the latest in drought analysis and news. 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.
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Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: Octubre 8, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor October 8, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 46.29% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 49.78% last week.
Without significant rain in the past week, no real improvements in drought conditions over much of the state...
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Your CMOR updates help provide a record of local drought conditions that make up an important resource for the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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For a full list of this week's changes, see image description.
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Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: Octubre 1, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor October 1, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 49.78% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 49.65% last week.
Yet again this week, not a lot of chance in the newest Drought Monitor across North Carolina...
We most certainly need more rain.
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ICYMI: The September Dry Horizons roundup of drought research and news is now available. drought.unl.edu/Publications...
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Improvements occurred across much of the West, High Plains, Midwest and Northeast this week, plus Alaska and Puerto Rico. Parts of the South and Southeast saw mostly degradations.
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Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: Septiembre 24, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor September 24, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 49.65% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 49.77% last week.
A third of York County, Maine is now in severe drought, and it got there in two weeks. On the drought map for the first week of September, severe drought covered a sliver of the county too small to register. By the September 8 map it covered ab…
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