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 | Mexico, 1821 | Major Karst Regions | -1.75 to -1.5 | -1.5 to -1.25 | -1.25 to -1.0 | -1.0 to -0.75 | -0.5 to -0.25 | -0.25 to 0.25 | 0.5 to 0.75 | Selected Native Land Reserves | |
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New Hampshire | 14.1% | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 7.06% | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | 5.48% | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | 27.1% | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5.07% | ||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0.407% | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6.35% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 4.51% | 2.31% | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 31.1% | ||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8.03% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 4.20% | ||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | 14.8% | |||||||||||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | 100% | 4.77% | ||||||||
Georgia | 2.73% | 38.3% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4.04% | ||||||||||||||
Ontario | 5.81% | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 4.85% | 17.2% | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 33.8% | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0.441% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 16.2% | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 12.1% | 0.230% | |||||||||||||
Florida | 7.50% | 42.1% | 0.528% | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4.64% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | 1.04% | 0.133% | |||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 45.5% | 0.869% | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 17.5% | 0.126% | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.762% | ||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.45% | ||||||||||||||
Texas | 23.1% | 97.3% | 0.625% | 0.183% | |||||||||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 0.120% | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | 2.11% | 0.444% | 1.11% | 0.206% | 0.177% | 1.57% | ||||||
North Carolina | 13.2% | 0.319% | |||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 7.07% | 0.522% | |||||||||||||
British Columbia | 0.181% | ||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 9.36% | 0.356% | |||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.329% | ||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | 1.78% | |||||||||||||
New York | 1.63% | 0.105% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 0.239% | 0.874% | ||||||||||||
Québec | 2.89% | 0.107% | |||||||||||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 99.8% | 0.105% | ||||||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | 100% | 6.12% | 1.79% | ||||||||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 100% | 16.5% | 2.73% | |||||||||
Yukon | 2.27% | 1.29% | |||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 1.44% | 2.81% | |||||||||||||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | 9.70% | 0.527% | 1.51% | |||||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | 0.523% | 3.24% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 15.5% | 4.22% | 3.31% | |||||||||
Nunavut | 3.79% | 0.349% | 1.10% | ||||||||||||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | 2.86% | |||||||||||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | 18.3% | 2.39% | |||||||||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 23.4% | 1.08% | ||||||||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | 100% | 29.5% | 5.56% | |||||||||||
Colorado | 9.05% | 48.1% | 1.61% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 10.9% | 4.68% | 3.48% | |||||||||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | 1.77% | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | 16.9% | 1.59% | ||||||||||||
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