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In June of 2023, some parts of the Great Plains saw a drought that according to the Canadian Drought Monitor was a one in fifty year occurrence. See also. 2021 Western North America heat wave; 2022 North American heat wave; 2022 European drought; 2023 Canadian drought; Droughts. Droughts in the United States; 1934–35 North American drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a national database to track the duration and severity of droughts in the United States. It is hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A map showing the drought in Eastern Canada. The 2012–2013 North American drought, an expansion of the 2010–2013 Southern United States drought, originated in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave. Low snowfall amounts in winter, coupled with the intense summer heat from La Niña, caused drought-like conditions to migrate northward from ...
Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has warned farmers, residents and officials throughout the nation of impending water scarcity every week since 1999
The flash drought, as seen in versions of the U.S. Drought Monitor from June 4 and July 9, a span of just five weeks. An area of high pressure parked itself over the Southeast and mid-Atlantic ...
An estimated 5.5 million Californians are living in drought-stricken conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor says. California drought update: Interactive map shows latest ahead of atmospheric river storm
1988–1990 North American drought. The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2024 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting ...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that about half of North Carolina is in moderate to severe drought, with only parts or all of about a dozen of 100 counties having received normal rainfall for the year.