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Keeping tabs on drought impacts for the National Drought Mitigation Center for 10+ years. Views are mine. Be kind.
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The percent of normal precipitation map for the last 30 days shows that many parts of the US have received 50% or less (dark orange) of normal precipitation. Meanwhile, areas of California and the West have gotten 400% to 800% of normal precipitation.

#precipitation 🧪

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Map of the U.S. showing percent of normal precipitation for the last 30 days.
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The US Seasonal Drought Outlook valid thru Feb 28, 2026 shows that drought may persist/develop in the Southwest, Southeast, and parts of MT, MN, WI, NE and ME. It may improve/be removed in areas of the Northwest, Northeast, TX to MI, and HI.

#drought 🧪
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The US Seasonal Drought Outlook shows areas that can expect drought to persist, remain but improve, be removed, or develop through the end of February 2026. White areas are not in drought.
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Drought expanded in many parts of the US with areas of improvement in the West and Northeast. Drought (D1-D4) covers 46.12% of the contiguous US, an increase of 1.69 points from last week.

#drought #DroughtMonitor 🧪

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The U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought intensity and spatial coverage over the country and is updated weekly. The one week change map shows how drought has changed across the U.S. over the past week with areas of degradation in yellow and improvement in green.
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Parts of the Western U.S., Central Plains, and Southeast have received 25% or less of normal precipitation or less in the past 30 days, while areas of California and Nevada have gotten much above normal precip.

#precipitation #drought 🧪

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The map of the U.S. shows percent of normal precipitation for the past 30 days.
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Snow accumulation in the Western U.S. is getting off to a slow start.

#snow 🧪
The map shows the snow water equivalent of snowpack in the Western U.S. Much of the shading is red, indicating less than 50% of normal.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Drought expanded in parts of the Central and Southern Plains, Southeast and Montana, while easing in the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast. Drought (D1-D4) covers 44.43% of the contiguous US, an uptick of 0.72 points from last week.
#drought #DroughtMonitor 🧪
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The U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought status for the country. The one week change map shows areas of drought deterioration in yellow and areas of drought improvement in green. Gray areas shows where drought exists, but did not change. White areas indicate areas that were not dry.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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La Niña is favored to continue into the Northern Hemisphere winter, with a transition to ENSO-neutral most likely in January-March 2026 (61% chance), according to the Climate Prediction Center.

#LaNina #ENSO 🧪

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The graph shows the Official NOAA Climate Prediction Center El Nino-Southern Oscillation probabilities as of November 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for November 2025 shows above normal fire potential for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, and all of Delaware and Hawaii.

#fire #drought

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The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook highlights in red areas that have an above normal fire potential.
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Halloween sunset
Large trees stand tall against the evening sky which is filled with gray and white clouds. On the horizon is a yellowy orange sun.
November 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The US Monthly Drought Outlook shows that drought may persist/develop (brown/yellow) in a large part of the West, swathes of the eastern US and Hawaii. It may improve/be removed (tan/green) in the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Northeast.

#drought 🧪

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The U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook shows areas where drought may persist, remain but improve, be removed and develop. The white areas on the map shows drought-free areas.
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Drought improvement and degradation were mixed in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and South with sizable areas of improvement in TX, OK and the Pacific Northwest.
Drought (D1-D4) coverage shrank in the contiguous US to 43.6%, down 2.48 points.

#drought 🧪

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The U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought severity and spatial extent across the country. The one week change map shows where drought has improved in shades of green and where drought has worsened in yellow.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The US Seasonal Drought Outlook through January 2026 shows that drought may persist/develop (brown/yellow) in the Southwest, South, Southeast and Northeast. Drought may remain/be removed (tan/green) in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Hawaii.

#drought 🧪

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/exp...
The U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook shows areas where drought may persist, remain but improve and where removal or development is likely.
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The U.S. Hazards Outlook indicates a risk of rapid onset drought in parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas from Oct. 17 - 23.

#RapidOnsetDrought #drought #FlashDrought 🧪

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pre...
The Days 8-14 U.S. Hazards Outlook shows areas where rapid onset drought risk exists in the next 8 to 14 days.
October 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Drought continued to expand in much of the eastern US, while easing in parts of the West and around the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Drought (D1-D4) covers 45.02%, an increase of 2.04 points from last week.

#drought #DroughtMonitor 🧪

droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows the spatial extent and severity of drought across the country. The one week change map shows areas where drought worsened in yellow and areas of improvement in green.
October 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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La Niña conditions are present and favored to persist through December 2025 - February 2026, with a transition to ENSO-neutral likely in January-March 2026 (55% chance).

ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory

#LaNina #ENSO 🧪

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The graph shows official NOAA CPC ENSO probabilities.
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The calculated soil moisture anomaly map shows incredibly dry soil in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest, Southeast and states along the Gulf.

#soilmoisture #drought 🧪

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October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The 8-14 day U.S. Hazards Outlook for October 11-17 shows an area of rapid onset drought risk for southeastern Texas across Louisiana to Mississippi.

#drought #flashdrought #RapidOnsetDroughtRisk 🧪

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pre...
The U.S. Hazards Outlook map shows areas where rapid onset drought risk, heavy precipitation and flooding may occur.
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Drought worsened in parts of Montana, the upper Midwest, South Plains and Southeast, but eased along and south of the Ohio River. Drought (D1-D4) decreased slightly to cover 42.98% of the contiguous US this week, a reduction of 0.43 points.

#drought 🧪

droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows the spatial extent and severity of drought across the country. The one week change map shows where drought intensified in yellow or eased in green. The white areas are not affected by dryness.
October 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Drought has slowed the flow of the Mississippi River, allowing saltwater to move upriver in southeast Louisiana. The location of the saltwater wedge is tracked by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

#drought #MississippiRiver #water #WaterQuality 🧪

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The graphic shows the location of the saltwater wedge moving up the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana.
October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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The US Monthly Drought Outlook for October shows that drought may persist/develop (brown/yellow) in parts of the West, South Plains, the eastern US, and Hawaii. It may improve/be removed (tan/green) in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona.

#drought 🧪

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/exp...
The US Monthly Drought Outlook for October 2025 shows where drought is expected to persist, remain but improve, be removed, develop or remain free of drought.
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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A monarch butterfly just emerged from its chrysalis on my patio. When its wings are dry, it’ll be ready for its journey to Mexico.
A monarch butterfly is hanging from the ode of the patio.
September 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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The Days 8-14 U.S. Hazards Outlook indicates rapid onset drought risk for parts of Texas and Louisiana.

#drought #flashdrought 🧪

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/pre...
The Days 8-14 U.S. Hazards Outlook shows areas of rapid onset drought risk for parts of Texas and Louisiana.
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Many parts of the Eastern U.S. continued to dry out with some mixed areas of improvement across the country. Drought (D1-D4) covered 43.41% of the contiguous U.S., an increase of 2.6 points.

#DroughtMonitor #drought 🧪

droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows the extent and severity of drought across the country. The one week change map shows where drought worsened in yellow on the U.S. Drought Monitor and areas of improvement in green.
September 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Percent of normal precipitation across the U.S. for the past 30 days. Most of the eastern half of the country received 50% or less of normal rainfall. Areas in red received 25% or less of normal rainfall. Some parts of the Plains and the West got ample precipitation.

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Map of the U.S. showing percent of normal precipitation that has fallen over the past 30 days.
September 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The North American Drought Monitor shows drought in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico at the end of August. Just over 44% of Canada was in drought, 29.2% of the U.S. was affected, and nearly 14% of Mexico was parched.

#drought #NADM #Canada #Mexico 🧪

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The North American Drought Monitor shows the extent of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico affected by drought at the end of August. The one month change map shows how drought conditions have changed over the past month. Intensifying drought is shown by yellow, orange and browns, while easing drought is shown in shades of green and blue.
September 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM