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Share your drought observations

The best way to provide information to Drought Monitor authors about conditions near you is to use the Condition Monitoring Observer Report (CMOR) system. Your report will appear immediately on an interactive map. The CMOR page includes fact sheets in English and Spanish and a how-to video to help you submit a report, which can include photos.

To get started uploading reports from a mobile device, 1) Download Esri’s Survey123 app from the app store on your device. At the login screen, choose “continue without logging in.” Allowing the app to use your location is generally convenient and accurate. 2) Close the app to download the survey for the first time. Download the survey either by using your device’s camera to scan this QR code or by entering go.unl.edu/CMOR into the address window of your device’s browser.

How CMOR reports are used
Please note that a CMOR report is not an application for drought assistance, and there is no guarantee that the Drought Monitor map will change because of your report. The Drought Monitor map is based on many different kinds of weather and climate data, including drought impacts. Although there is no guarantee that CMOR reports will change what the Drought Monitor says, CMOR reports do help the map authors understand how the weather is affecting you.

Most Recent Authors

United States & Puerto Rico

For more information about this week's U.S. Drought Monitor map for the United States and Puerto Rico, please contact:

David Simeral
Western Regional Climate Center
david.simeral@dri.edu
(775) 674-7132

Pacific Islands & Virgin Islands

For more information about this week's U.S. Drought Monitor map for the Pacific Islands and Virgin Islands, please contact:

Tsegaye Tadesse
National Drought Mitigation Center
ttadesse2@unl.edu
(402) 472-3383

General Contact

For questions not related to this week's map or for general Drought Monitor questions, contact:

DroughtMonitor@unl.edu

U.S. Drought Monitor
National Drought Mitigation Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P.O. Box 830988
Lincoln, NE 68583-0988
402-472-6707
402-472-2946

Request U.S. Drought Monitor Updates

The National Drought Mitigation Center sends an automated email each week including:

the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map and narrative
the percentage of the country in drought
a map showing what changed in the past week

The NDMC uses the same list for press releases about drought, as warranted by changing conditions. To receive these updates, please subscribe to the DMUpdate list.

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United States and Puerto Rico Authors

Deborah Bathke
National Drought Mitigation Center
dbathke2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6199

Rocky Bilotta
National Centers for Environmental Information
rocky.bilotta@noaa.gov
(828) 271-4794

Brian Fuchs
National Drought Mitigation Center
bfuchs2@unl.edu
(402) 472-6775

Adam Hartman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
adam.hartman@noaa.gov
(301) 683-0679

Richard Heim
National Centers for Environmental Information
richard.heim@noaa.gov
(828) 271-4682

Lindsay Johnson
National Drought Mitigation Center
ljohnson161@unl.edu
(402) 472-8068

Brad Pugh
Climate Prediction Center
brad.pugh@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3410

Curtis Riganti
National Drought Mitigation Center
criganti2@unl.edu
(402) 472-8165

Brad Rippey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
brad.rippey@usda.gov
(202) 720-2397

David Simeral
Western Regional Climate Center
david.simeral@dri.edu
(775) 674-7132

Richard Tinker
Climate Prediction Center
rich.tinker@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3411

Pacific Islands & Virgin Islands Authors

Anthony Artusa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
anthony.artusa@noaa.gov
(301) 683-3408