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NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – November, December, January Oct 22, 2022
Drought expanded and intensified across the Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Southeast since mid-September. This large drought expansion was due to an unusually dry September and […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – October Oct 1, 2022
During the past month, widespread rainfall was observed across Texasand parts of the Northeast, resulting in substantial improvement to the latest drought depictions. Further west, a robust monsoon rainfall persisted […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – October, November, December Sep 19, 2022
During the past month, widespread drought relief occurred across the Four Corners region, southwestern Arizona and adjacent California, much of the Southern Plains and middle Mississippi Valley due to persistently […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – September Sep 2, 2022
During August, widespread heavy and locally record-breaking rainfall overspread much of the south-central CONUS and Gulf Coast states, generating flash flooding and resulting in substantial reductions to the latest drought […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – September, October, November Aug 20, 2022
During the past month, persistently enhanced monsoonal convection brought widespread drought relief to the Four Corners region and the Great Basin, with frequent localized flash flooding events observed in many […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – August Aug 2, 2022
The Monthly Drought Outlook for August 2022 is a challenging forecast to make across the Nation’s midsection from the Rockies to the Appalachians. For most of July, hot and dry […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – August, September, October Jul 23, 2022
During the past month, generally below-normal rainfall and periods of intense heat affected the Great Plains, the adjacent lower Mississippi Valley, and parts of the Intermountain West. Dryness was particularly […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – July Jul 2, 2022
Drought conditions remain far more prevalent across the western CONUS than the East, though pockets of drought and more widespread abnormal dryness have expanded rapidly across the south-central CONUS, Mississippi […]
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook – July, August, September Jun 17, 2022
During the past month, areas of heavy rainfall associated with cold fronts and organized convective activity boosted soil moisture and brought drought relief to portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, […]
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly – June Jun 2, 2022
Much of the western half of the lower 48 states remained in drought throughout May. However, several locations across the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Great Plains saw some improvement […]
