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Moderate drought expanded over central Washington while severe drought expanded over northern Idaho. Improvements were made this week in western Montana to the severe drought and the moderate drought in northern New Mexico.
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This Week's Drought Summary. East of the Rocky Mountains, there was a mixture of worsening and improving drought conditions this week. With the passage of a couple of frontal boundaries across the eastern contiguous U.S. (CONUS), in addition to a steady moisture flow from the southwestern CONUS into parts of the Central Plains, several areas ...
On Rota, drought conditions were improved to short-term moderate drought after reporting 4.40 inches of rainfall this week, while Guam remained in short-term abnormal dryness after receiving 1.12 inches of rainfall this week.
The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map that is updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought across the country. The USDM uses a five-category system, labeled Abnormally Dry or D0, (a precursor to drought, not actually drought), and Moderate (D1), Severe (D2), Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) Drought.
Jul 3, 2024 · The northwestern U.S., Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast are now mostly dry or in drought. The Eastern Plains and Mississippi River Basin are almost drought-free. As of July 9, 2024, 16.44% of the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 19.43% of the lower 48 states are in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Jul 11, 2024 · U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for July 9, 2024. According to the July 9, 2024 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 16.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico, an increase from last week’s 15.8%. The worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought) increased slightly from 0.8% last week to 0.9%.
3 days ago · 5-Week Change. U.S. Drought Monitor map for the Southeast, showing the change in drought conditions from June 11–July 9, 2024. The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought & dryness across the country using five categories, from Abnormal Dryness (D0) to Exceptional Drought (D4).
The precipitation analysis pages by the National Weather Service graphically show the short-term observed and climatic trends of precipitation across the lower 48 United States (CONUS) and Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map released every Thursday, showing parts of the U.S. that are in drought. The map uses five classifications: abnormally dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought: moderate (D1), severe (D2), extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4).
