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@NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). Follow us for info, outlooks, resources & research about #drought. Formerly @droughtgov.
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    Oct 31, 2024
    Stats on the now record-setting Fall 2024 drought 48 states have some drought, most in #DroughtMonitor history. 87.2% of the Lower 48 and 73.2% of the US are Abnormally Dry (D0) or in drought, both #DroughtMonitor records. drought.gov @NOAA
    The October 29 U.S. Drought Monitor shows 45.2% of the United States + Puerto Rico in drought. Every state has at least some Abnormal Dryness (D0). Exceptional Drought (D4) is present in Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Ohio, and West Virginia.
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    Dec 30, 2022
    The precip forecast for the first week of 2023 is a sight to behold. The water-needy Southwest/CA should get a lot of moisture, w/ parts of CA potentially seeing around 15" of liquid (that's a lot of snow in the Sierras!). Miss River Basin also looks very wet. @NOAA @NWSWPC
    The seven day precipitation forecast by NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center shows two large areas that will receive a lot of moisture: the southwestern United States including California, and the Mississippi River Basin including parts of the Southeast.
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    Aug 16, 2021
    Massive amounts of surface smoke (red) and vertical smoke (gray) are proliferating across the western US and huge areas across Canada today. #drought
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    Oct 28, 2024
    This week's precip forecast A large swath of the Plains, Midwest, and South are expected to see over an inch of needed precip. Parts of the Northwest, NorCal, and Rockies look wet too. Many areas missing out on this precip have been dry and stay dry. #drought @NOAA @NWSWPC @NWS
    This map shows the seven day quantitative precipitation forecast for the contiguous United States. Parts of the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, Northern Plains, Southern Plains, Midwest, and South may see an inch or more of precipitation. Most other areas in the contiguous United States are expected to see less than an inch or no precipitation.
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    Jan 25, 2023
    This graphic shows the difference in CA reservoir levels between Dec 1 and Jan 24. Shasta: from 57% historical avg to 86% Oroville: from 55% historical avg to 109%! Read a summary of recent CA/NV Climate and Drought Webinar for more info: drought.gov/webinars/calif… @NOAA @CA_DWR
    This graphic shows by the California Department of Water Resources shows the difference in California reservoir levels between December 1, 2022 and January 24, 2023. Shasta went from 57% of historical average to 86%. Oroville went from 55% historical average to 109%. Not all rises were as dramatic. Trinity went from 38% of historical average to 49%.
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    Mar 20, 2023
    This week’s precip forecast by @NOAA’s @NWSWPC This week's atmospheric river (yes it seems it's been every week) looks to hit SoCal the hardest. The West again looks cold and very wet. And yet again, wet for much of the Miss River Basin. Dry areas? FL, E. NM, W. TX #drought
    This map shows the seven day quantitative precipitation forecast for the contiguous United States, but NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. Multiple inches of precipitation are expected along the West Coast, particularly Southern California. The West as a whole looks very wet. The Mississippi River Basin is also expecting multiple inches of precipitation. The eastern Southwest and western Southern Plains (plus South Texas) looks dry.
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    Aug 21, 2025
    Big changes ahead next week. Large parts of the West may finally see needed monsoon precip. But the Midwest is starting to see a drying trend. Temps: Much cooler for most of the Lower 48, especially the Midwest. The Northwest heats up. drought.gov/forecasts @NOAA @NWS @nwspc
    The Climate Prediction Center's 6-10 day precipitation outlook favors normal to above-normal precipitation chances for the West, Central and Southern Plains, South, and Alaska. The Northern Plains, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Hawaii are favored to see normal to below-normal precipitation.
    The Climate Prediction Center's 6-10 day temperature outlook favors below-normal temperatures chances for most of the contiguous United States. Above-normal to normal temperature chances are favored in the Northwest, California, South Texas, Hawaii, and most of Florida and Alaska.
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    Jul 22, 2021
    For the 7th straight week, Extreme (D3)/Exceptional (D4) Drought in the West has set a #DroughtMonitor record as huge degradations in the Northwest/N. Rockies continue to outdo improvements in the Southwest. 59.5% of the West is in D3/D4 compared to 56.8% last week @NOAA
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    Jan 12, 2023
    Snow Drought (Really Snow Surplus) Update The barrage of storms that have hit CA have also spread snow across the Great Basin and Upper Colorado River Basin. However, small areas of snow drought still exist, particularly in NM. Full update: drought.gov/drought-status… @NOAA @NWS
    Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) snow water equivalent (SWE) values for watersheds in the western U.S. as a percentage of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 1991–2020 median. This map is valid as of December 12, 2022. Most of the West has normal to well-above normal SWE, with the exception of parts of the Southwest and a few other spots.
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    Dec 29, 2021
    The 7-day precip forecast by @NOAA's @NWSWPC Copius amounts of moisture continue to stream into the West especially parts of the Northwest and CA. #Drought areas in the Southeast are also going to be very wet. Plains continue to miss out on significant precip.
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    Jun 24, 2021
    For the third straight week, Extreme (D3)/Exceptional (D4) Drought in the West has set a #DroughtMonitor record. 49.7% of the West is in D3/D4 compared to 48.9% last week The high prior to the 2020/2021 drought was July 23, 2002, at 45.3%. Drought.gov @NOAA
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    Sep 14, 2023
    Spotlight on TX, where this hot, dry summer is mercifully ending soon. June-Aug 2023 ranked as the 2nd hottest and 7th driest in the last 129 years. But there’s good news. Rain has fallen this week and a lot more is coming in the next few days. drought.gov/states/texas @NOAA
    This map shows the United States Drought Monitor for Texas for September 12, 2023. Large areas of Extreme and Exceptional Drought are present across the center of the state as well as a pocket in the South. Most of the rest of the state ranges from Abnormally Dry to Severe Drought.
    This map shows the seven day quantitative precipitation forecast for Texas by the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. Three to five inches of precipitation is expected in the middle of the state with a bit less surrounding it. Almost all of the rest of Texas is expected to see about an inch of precipitation.
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    Jul 15, 2021
    For the 6th straight week, Extreme (D3)/Exceptional (D4) Drought in the West has set a #DroughtMonitor record as major degradations in the Northwest (+ MT/WY) continue to outnumber improvements in the Southwest. 56.8% of the West is in D3/D4 compared to 53.2% last week @NOAA
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    Jan 12, 2023
    #DroughtMonitor 1/10: Good news: CA (of course) and parts of the West saw drought improve (but still mostly remain). Drought is almost gone along the Miss River. Not good news: The Plains remain in bad shape. #Drought2023's Footprint: 36.8% of USA Drought.gov @NOAA
    The January 10, 2023 United States Drought Monitor shows abnormal dryness (D0) and varying levels of drought covering much of the West and Plains, with areas of Extreme (D3) or Exceptional (D4) drought in those two regions. However, drought continues to improve in the West from recent storms. Drought is almost gone east of the Mississippi River except for a few pockets and along the Southeast Coast.
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