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  1. Record high temps and wildfires were common across the U.S. in July.

    Learn more in the monthly drought summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/D

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  2. U.S. Drought Monitor August 13, 2026

    For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 42.4% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 40.72% last week.

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  3. The Lower 48, plus Alaska and Puerto Rico, saw a mix of improvements and degradations to dryness or drought conditions this week. A few areas of abnormal dryness emerged on Hawaii.

    See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps

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  4. U.S. Drought Monitor August 6, 2026

    For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 40.72% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 40.07% last week.

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  5. Drought expanded widely across the north central US and eased in the Mid-Atlantic and in parts of the West. Drought (D1-D4) covers 47.89% of the contiguous US, a jump of 2.12 points after two months of shrinking drought coverage.

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    droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Current

  6. Parts of the Midwest and High Plains saw mostly degradations this week. The Southeast and surrounding areas saw mostly improvements, with two-category improvements in North Carolina. The Northeast, South and West saw a mix of improvements and degradations. Puerto Rico saw conditions worsen.

    See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  7. U.S. Drought Monitor July 30, 2026

    For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 40.07% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 38.3% last week.

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  8. Drought intensified in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, while it eased in parts of Montana, Idaho, Texas and the Southeast. Drought covers 45.77% of the contiguous US, a decrease of 0.7 points. This is the ninth straight week of drought improvement.

    #drought #DroughtMonitor #USDroughtMonitor

    droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Current

  9. Parts of the Northeast, Southeast and South saw mostly improvements this week. Parts of the Midwest and High Plains saw mostly degradations. Parts of the West saw mixed conditions. Alaska saw some improvements.

    See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  10. U.S. Drought Monitor July 23, 2026

    For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 38.3% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 38.88%% last week.

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  11. Drought eased in the south and east of the US, while intensifying in the north and west on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought covered 46.47% of the US, a decrease of 0.73 points. The drought footprint has shrunk for the 8th straight week.

    #drought #DroughtMonitor #USDroughtMonitor

    droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Current

  12. The Northeast, Southeast and South saw mostly improvements this week. The rest of the Lower 48, plus Alaska and Puerto Rico, saw a mix of improvements and degradations to dryness or drought. Conditions worsened on Hawaii.

    See more change maps: go.unl.edu/change-maps

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  13. U.S. Drought Monitor July 16, 2026

    For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 38.88% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 39.59% last week.

    #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026

  14. Current reservoir storage for large reservoirs in the Western U.S. managed by the Bureau of Reclamation on July 14, 2026. The shading, ranging from tan to dark red, represents drought severity from abnormal dryness to exceptional drought. Drought intensity data is from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

    #drought #water #DroughtMonitor

    data.usbr.gov/rise/rise-resviz

  15. Drought shrank slightly overall across the U.S. this week as summer precipitation eased dryness in parts of the country. Drought covers 47.2% of the continental US, a decrease of 0.64 points.
    This is the seventh consecutive week of the drought footprint shrinking in the country.

    #drought #DroughtMonitor

    droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Current