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 | Oil Shale or Tar Sands | Producing Oil Fields In North America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 7.50% | ||||||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | ||||
New Hampshire | 14.1% | ||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | |||||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | |||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | ||||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | ||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | ||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | ||||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | ||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | ||||||
Georgia | 2.73% | ||||||
Maryland | 8.47% | ||||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | ||||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | ||||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 17.2% | |||
Alaska | 12.1% | 3 | |||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | 1 | ||||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 9.99% | 5 | ||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | 2 | |||
Kentucky | 5 | ||||||
Saskatchewan | 6 | ||||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | 2 | |||||
Texas | 23.1% | 26 | |||||
Missouri | 1 | ||||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 6 | |||||
Alabama | 3 | ||||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | 2 | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 3 | |||||
British Columbia | 2 | ||||||
Michigan | 4 | ||||||
Alberta | 10.6% | 9 | |||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | 3 | |||||
Colorado | 9.05% | 3 | |||||
Manitoba | 1 | ||||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 5 | |||||
Ontario | 1 | ||||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 4 | |
Arkansas | 4.85% | 2 | |||||
Ohio | 1 | ||||||
Indiana | 1 | ||||||
Illinois | 2 | ||||||
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