Status Maps and Data:

NDMC's Drought Impact Reporter

Palmer (long-term) Drought Index (updated weekly)

Crop (short-term) Moisture Index (updated weekly)

7-Day Total Precipitation Through Last Saturday

7-Day Average Temperature Anomaly Through Last Saturday

7-Day Extreme Maximum Temperature Through Last Saturday

7-Day Maximum Apparent Temperature (Heat Index) Through Last Saturday

U.S. Climate at a Glance

US Precipitation Analyses

Other Climate Prediction Center Analyses

Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin

Streamflow Summary & Historical Perspective (updated daily)

Observed Fire Danger (updated daily)

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (updated daily)

Climate Report (updated monthly)

Government Sites With Drought-Related Information:

Interim National Drought Council

National Water and Climate Center

National Weather Service Home Page

National Drought Mitigation Center

Climate Prediction Center

National Climatic Data Center

NOAA's Drought Information Center

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Reports

USDA Drought Information Page

NOAA/USDA Joint Agricultural Weather Facility

National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

Climate Diagnostic Center Drought Information

U. S. Geological Survey "Water Watch"

North American Drought: A Paleo Perspective

Report of the National Drought Policy Commission

North American Drought Monitor

USGS Drought Monitoring

Forecast Maps and Data:

Seasonal U.S. Drought Outlook (updated first and third Thursday each month)

Current 1- to 5-Day Outlooks (updated daily)

Daily Fire Weather Forecasts from Weather Service Offices

National Fire Weather Outlook (updated daily)

Current 6- to 10-day Outlook (updated Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays)

Soil Moisture Monitoring & Prediction

Long-Range Outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center (updated on 3rd Thursday of each month)

Western Water Supply Outlook

Updated June 14, 2011