U.S. Drought Monitor
Watch how drought conditions have changed across the United States during the past 12 weekly reports.
12-WEEK ANIMATION
The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated weekly and classifies conditions from abnormally dry (D0) through exceptional drought (D4). Use the controls below to play, pause, or step through the latest 12 weekly maps.
Past 12 Weeks
12 most recent weekly maps
Automatically cycles through the 12 most recently released weekly maps. Click the map to open the full-size official image.
U.S. Drought Monitor data are produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center in partnership with USDA and NOAA.