Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentIntensity of drought conditions on March 1, 2016
U.S. Drought MonitorA map shows drought conditions in the western U S. Cream (Abnormally dry) areas from North Dakota to Arizona. Orange (Moderate) in parts of Montana and Utah. Brown (Extreme) in western Nevada. Dark brown (Exceptional drought) in California.
D0 Abnormally Dry | D1 Drought - Moderate | D2 Drought - Severe | D3 Drought - Extreme | D4 Drought - Exceptional | Acid Rain | Polluted air emissions leading to acid rain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 12.1% | ||||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | |||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | ||||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | ||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | ||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | ||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||
Florida | 7.50% | 98.8% | |||||
New Hampshire | 14.1% | 100% | |||||
Rhode Island | 92.1% | ||||||
Vermont | 100% | ||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | 3.59% | ||||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 29.2% | |||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | 29.3% | |||
Maine | 99.2% | ||||||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | 36.8% | ||||
Kentucky | 24.3% | 75.7% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 17.9% | ||||||
Virginia | 99.4% | ||||||
Delaware | 98.6% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 93.0% | ||||||
Saskatchewan | 1.42% | ||||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | 21.0% | 78.9% | ||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | 100% | |||||
Nebraska | 98.1% | ||||||
Texas | 23.1% | 0.245% | |||||
Missouri | 100% | ||||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 8.21% | 33.5% | ||||
North Carolina | 99.3% | ||||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 52.1% | |||
New Brunswick | 2.23% | ||||||
Alabama | 82.1% | 17.8% | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 63.2% | |||||
Wisconsin | 36.3% | 63.1% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.5% | ||||||
New Jersey | 98.5% | ||||||
South Carolina | 99.8% | ||||||
Michigan | 27.7% | 69.7% | |||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | 100% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | 99.3% | 0.676% | ||||
Colorado | 9.05% | 1.17% | |||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | 44.1% | |
Massachusetts | 20.6% | 96.4% | |||||
Georgia | 2.73% | 99.8% | |||||
New York | 2.48% | ||||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 97.6% | |||||
Québec | 0.466% | ||||||
Manitoba | 0.172% | ||||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 27.0% | |||||
Tennessee | 36.3% | 63.7% | |||||
Ontario | 33.3% | 13.7% | |||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 95.7% | |
Arkansas | 4.85% | 100% | |||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | 100% | |||||
Ohio | 18.8% | 81.1% | |||||
Indiana | 100% | ||||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | 94.8% | |||||
Iowa | 100% | ||||||
Illinois | 100% | ||||||
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