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The U.S. Drought Monitor depicts the location and intensity of drought across the country. The map uses 5 classifications: Abnormally Dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought (D1–D4).
View current drought conditions for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and explore impacts on Water Supply, Public Health, and Agriculture.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday to show the location and intensity of drought across the country, which uses a five-category system, from Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions to Exceptional Drought (D4).
Prolonged periods of high winds, near-record high temperatures, and lack of rainfall continue to accelerate drought intensification across the western half of Oklahoma. Areas in the Oklahoma Panhandle have gone since late August since seeing at least a quarter-inch of rainfall in a single day.
11% of the region is experiencing exceptional (D4) drought. 38% of Kansas is now in D4 status, which is currently the largest percentage of D4 of any U.S. state (Oklahoma is second at 15%). Extreme (D3) drought conditions have been in place in this region since August 2019.
The U.S. Drought Monitor depicts the location and intensity of drought across the country using 5 classifications: Abnormally Dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought (D1–D4).
Despite recent rainfall, drought in western Oklahoma has expanded and worsened during early 2022. As of April 19, 2022, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed over one-third (36%) of the state in extreme (D3) drought and nearly a tenth (9.4%) in exceptional (D4) drought.
Three historical drought datasets can be explored side by side: the U.S. Drought Monitor (weekly, 2000–present); Standardized Precipitation Index (monthly, 1895–present); and June-July-August Palmer Modified Drought Index values from tree-ring reconstructions and instrumental data (yearly, 0–2017).
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor: Severe drought (D2) conditions exist in 0.79% of the region. Moderate drought (D1) conditions exist in 6.44% of the region. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions exist in 16.90% of the region. Source (s): NDMC , NOAA , USDA.
The U.S. Drought Monitor depicts the location and intensity of drought across the country. The map uses 5 classifications: Abnormally Dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought (D1–D4).