U.S. Drought Monitor
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To compare current drought conditions with last week’s map, click here.
To view tabular statistics of this week's Drought Monitor, click here.
To view tabular statistics for the Drought Monitor archive, click here.
To view Drought Monitor Change Maps, click here.
NDMC's Drought
Impact Reporter 6-week
animation 12-week
animation short-term drought
indicator blends long-term drought
indicator blends
For a .pdf version of the Drought Monitor, click here.
For more information on the Drought Impact Reporter click here.
For annual animations of the Drought Monitor click here.
For more information on the above experimental drought blends, see http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/tools/edb/droughtblend-access-page.html#exp.
The drought indicators that are synthesized into the Drought Monitor map are on this website, under Forecasts and Current Conditions.
This summary map is based on a multi-index drought classification scheme.
For local details and impacts, please contact your State Climatologist or Regional Climate Center.
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