Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Florida

Idaho

New Hampshire

Washington

Wyoming

Montana

North Dakota

Mississippi

West Virginia

Texas

Louisiana

Hawaii

Oregon

New Mexico

Kansas

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

Maryland

Oklahoma

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Minnesota

None

A 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.

Intensity of drought conditions on March 1, 2016

Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)

North America

U.S. Drought Monitor

Alabama

Alberta

British Columbia

Delaware

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Maine

Manitoba

Michigan

Missouri

Nebraska

New Brunswick

New Jersey

New York

Newfoundland and Labrador

North Carolina

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Ohio

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Québec

Rhode Island

Saskatchewan

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Wisconsin

Yukon

A map shows the farm area in acres in the U.S. States like Texas and Montana have the largest farm areas (more than 50,000,000 acres, dark blue). States like Alaska and New Jersey have the smallest farm areas (less than 2,000,000 acres, lighter blue).

The number of acres in farms in North America, by state

US / CA States

USDA

Farm Area (Acreage)

Acres

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

Display by:	Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)					Farm Area (Acreage)
	D0 Abnormally Dry	D1 Drought - Moderate	D2 Drought - Severe	D3 Drought - Extreme	D4 Drought - Exceptional	Class	Rank	Acres
Alabama							35	8,800,000
Alaska	12.1%						52	830,000
Alberta							4	50,500,000
Arizona	63.8%	16.6%					16	26,000,000
Arkansas	4.85%						25	13,800,000
British Columbia							42	6,450,000
California	4.47%	12.5%	21.9%	22.2%	38.2%		18	25,500,000
Colorado	9.05%						11	31,700,000
Connecticut	30.4%						58	440,000
Delaware							56	500,000
Florida	7.50%						33	9,450,000
Georgia	2.73%						34	9,300,000
Hawaii	42.1%	42.2%	5.85%				49	1,120,000
Idaho	35.6%	49.3%	3.82%				28	11,800,000
Illinois							15	26,900,000
Indiana							22	14,700,000
Iowa							12	30,500,000
Kansas	5.29%						5	46,000,000
Kentucky							26	13,000,000
Louisiana	38.7%						39	7,750,000
Maine							47	1,450,000
Manitoba							19	18,000,000
Maryland	8.47%						46	2,020,000
Massachusetts	20.6%						55	520,000
Michigan							32	9,950,000
Minnesota	5.50%						17	25,900,000
Mississippi	3.93%						31	10,800,000
Missouri							14	28,300,000
Montana	31.7%	16.1%	8.79%				3	59,700,000
Nebraska							6	45,200,000
Nevada	36.1%	25.3%	14.0%	18.7%	4.50%		43	5,960,000
New Brunswick							51	938,000
New Hampshire	14.1%						57	470,000
New Jersey							53	720,000
New Mexico	32.1%						8	43,200,000
New York							41	7,200,000
Newfoundland and Labrador							59	77,300
North Carolina							36	8,300,000
North Dakota	67.7%	3.90%					9	39,200,000
Northwest Territories							62	869
Nova Scotia							50	1,020,000
Ohio							24	14,000,000
Oklahoma	21.5%						10	34,200,000
Ontario							27	12,700,000
Oregon	7.64%	29.3%	33.5%				20	16,400,000
Pennsylvania	1.99%						40	7,700,000
Prince Edward Island							54	594,000
Québec							37	8,260,000
Rhode Island							60	70,000
Saskatchewan							2	61,600,000
South Carolina							44	5,000,000
South Dakota	11.9%						7	43,300,000
Tennessee							30	10,900,000
Texas	23.1%						1	130,000,000
Utah	32.8%	17.5%	13.0%				29	11,000,000
Vermont							48	1,250,000
Virginia							38	8,100,000
Washington	14.5%	7.55%					21	14,700,000
West Virginia	4.75%						45	3,600,000
Wisconsin							23	14,400,000
Wyoming	63.2%	11.7%	2.18%				13	30,400,000
Yukon							61	26,300

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Peak Drought Record, 2016 (U.S.)