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 | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Tobacco Production (U.S.) | Mongolian | Azeri | Karakalpak | Kazakh | Kyrgyz | Turkmen | Uyghur | Uzbek | Baluchi | Mountain Tajik (8 separate languages) | Pashtun | Russian | Tajik and Dari (Persian) | Other and uninhabited | Mandarin Chinese | Tibetan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.8% | 13.4% | 4.66% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.3% | 5.12% | 2.86% | 1.35% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.07% | 79.3% | 65.6% | 44.0% | 12.9% | 10.8% | 23.3% | 42.4% | 14.3% | 37.0% | 4.51% | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19.3% | 1.10% | 5.87% | 1.78% | 9.71% | 6.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.33% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||