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The Drought Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln helps people, organizations and institutions build drought resilience through monitoring and planning. We are the academic partner and web host of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · Feb 4
We host the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation's leading resource to track drought conditions. Our mission is to reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy.

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This week’s CMOR photo is from Dade County, Missouri.

“Severe drought going into winter is devastating to my farm.”

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Missouri
Dry pasture in Dade County, Missouri, on Dec. 5, 2025. CMOR app showing the location of the report in southwest Missouri.
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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This week saw improvement in drought-related conditions across the country.

The Drought Download video series uses maps, climate indicators and graphics to visualize the US Drought Monitor.

#USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor December 4, 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Drought expanded and intensified across the Hawaiian Islands after another week of below-normal rainfall and streamflow levels. The dryness has caused fire activity to increase this fall.

#drought #drought2025 #Hawaii
USDM Hot Topic December 4, 2025: Hawaii. Hawaii is now completely in abnormal dryness or drought, up from 99.26% last week. Moderate drought or worse increased from 67.87% to 86.84%. Severe drought or worse rose from 22.27% to 32.98%. Extreme drought remained at 5.5% of the state. The Drought Severity and Coverage Index rose from 195 to 225 of 500.
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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US Drought Monitor 12-4-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 34.76% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.09% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 12-4-25.
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Researchers from the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the NDMC just launched TerraDrought, the first global system for monitoring and forecasting drought and its impacts.

The U.S. version is hosted by the NDMC ➡️ terradrought.unl.edu
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December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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This week’s CMOR photo is from Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
“We are having low water and salt water intrusion.”

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Louisiana
Dry Creek in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, on November 28, 2025. CMOR app showing the location of the report in southern Louisiana.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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US Drought Monitor 11-26-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 36.09% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 38.65% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 11-26-25.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In the #November2025 Dry Horizons:
➡️Dashboard provides #drought and flood information about Mississippi River Basin
➡️Drought leaves a long-lasting imprint on soil microbes
➡️Drainage water recycling can help producers and stakeholders

Read more: mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-...
Cross section of soil layers. Image by ChaoticDesignStudio, Adobe Stock licensed image.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This week’s CMOR photo is from Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Massachusetts
Quabbin Reservoir looking dry on November 17, 2025. Description from CMOR user: “I have been coming here for several years and have never seen it so low. Many commenters on a Quabbin Reservoir Watershed Facebook page are also stating it’s the lowest they have seen Quabbin levels since the 60s.” CMOR app showing the location of the report in north-central Massachusetts.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Given the wetter weather recently, improvements continued in parts of the Northeast, where streamflow and soil moisture continued to recover.

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US Drought Monitor November 20, 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Rain and snow in parts of the Northeast brought improvements to dryness and drought this week. In particular, most of the extreme drought in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont eased. (1/2)

#drought #drought2025 #Northeast
USDM Hot Topic November 20, 2025: the Northeast. In the Northeast, coverage of abnormal dryness or drought decreased from 82.58% to 79.82%. Moderate drought or worse fell from 50.8% to 43.16%. Severe drought or worse decreased slightly from 19.41% to 18.08%. Extreme drought, which was covering parts of the northern New England area, dropped from 7.58% to 0.49%.
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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US Drought Monitor 11-20-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 38.65% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 37.24% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 11-20-25.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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This week’s CMOR photo is from McClain County, Oklahoma.

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Oklahoma
Dry pasture in McClain County, Oklahoma, Nov. 10, 2025. Description from CMOR user: “We have been supplementing cattle with hay and feed for the past 9 weeks. We have had to move cattle to only one pasture where there is water and now we are having to full feed the cattle due to grass shortage. This is going to affect our winter feed.” CMOR app showing the location of the report in south-central Oklahoma.
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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New York had the most drought impacts in October, with a dozen impacts recording short water supplies and disappointments from the growing season.

Learn more in the October 2025 drought impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c154...

#drought #drought2025 #USA #October2025
Drought Impacts Summary October 2025
Drought diminishes agricultural yields
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Broad areas of improvement occurred across parts of the West in October.

Learn more in the October 2025 drought climate summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f711...

#drought #drought2025 #USA #October2025
Drought Climate Summary October 2025
Changing seasons bring drought relief to the West
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November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Parts of the Northwest received moderate to heavy precipitation this week, leading to improvements in Oregon, Idaho and western Montana.

Watch Drought Download video: youtu.be/qYcu63FMYsc

#USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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After a dry, balmy week across much of Texas, drought conditions worsened in southern and eastern portions of the state. Streamflow levels are lower than usual for parts of central and south Texas during this time of year.

#drought #drought2025 #Texas
USDM Hot Topic November 13, 2025: Texas. In Texas, coverage of abnormal dryness or drought increased from 83.46% to 85.75% this week. Moderate drought or worse expanded from 45.37% to 53.65%. Severe drought or worse rose from 16.64% to 23.49%. Extreme drought increased slightly from 4.01% to 4.91%. Exceptional drought remained at 0.15%.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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US Drought Monitor 11-13-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 11-13-25.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Tonya Haigh (pictured second from right), NDMC social science coordinator, spoke on a community climate resilience panel at the Rural Renewal Conference in Woodward, Oklahoma last week.
Tonya Haigh (pictured second from right), NDMC social science coordinator, spoke on a community climate resilience panel at the Rural Renewal Conference in Woodward, Oklahoma last week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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This week’s CMOR photo is from Pike County, #Alabama.

“This is the lowest this pond has been since it was built 13 years ago. There is at least six feet of pond bank showing that is normally underwater.”

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos
Dry pond in Pike County, Alabama, on November 4, 2025. CMOR app showing the location of the report in southeast Alabama.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Heavy precipitation doused parts of Washington and Oregon again this week, but improvements there were somewhat limited.

Watch video: youtu.be/pw4gwGE1Kx4

#USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor November 6, 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Above-average precipitation alleviated some drought in #Maine this week. However, over 80% of the state remains in severe drought (D3) or worse. This is the greatest amount of D3 in Maine since winter 2001-2. The #drought continues to affect agriculture and exacerbate wildfire risk in the state.
USDM Hot Topic November 6, 2025: Maine. Maine remained completely in drought for the fifth consecutive week in a row. Severe drought or worse receded from 89.8% to 81.04%. Meanwhile, extreme drought increased slightly from 42.65% to 42.72%. The Drought Severity and Coverage Index decreased slightly from 332 to 324 of 500.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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US Drought Monitor 11-6-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 36.64% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.55% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 11-6-25.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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This week’s CMOR photo is from Jefferson County, Oklahoma.

Submit your photos: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

#drought #drought2025 #US #CMOR #photos #citizenscience #Oklahoma
Dry pond in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, on Oct. 27, 2025. “No fall grazing is expected. We dusted in 80% of our wheat this year, and the 8/10ths of rain this past weekend will finally sprout it and get it up.” CMOR app showing the location of the report in southern Oklahoma.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Congrats to Lindsay Johnson on her successful defense last week! 🎉

Lindsay is a climatologist with the Drought Center. Her Ph.D. dissertation is about improving drought science communication and accessibility.
Lindsay Johnson defends her doctoral dissertation on Oct. 30, 2025.
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM