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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 12.1% | ||||||
New Hampshire | 14.1% | ||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | |||||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | ||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | ||||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | ||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | ||||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | ||||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 23.4% | |||
Colorado | 9.05% | 48.1% | |||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 99.8% | |
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | 100% | 6.12% | |||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 100% | 16.5% | ||
Yukon | 2.27% | ||||||
Northwest Territories | 1.44% | ||||||
Florida | 7.50% | 42.1% | |||||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | 9.70% | 0.527% | ||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 15.5% | 4.22% | ||
Nunavut | 3.79% | ||||||
Maine | 1.04% | ||||||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | 18.3% | ||||
Kentucky | 7.06% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 45.5% | ||||||
Virginia | 17.5% | ||||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | 5.48% | |||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | 27.1% | |||||
Nebraska | 5.07% | ||||||
Texas | 23.1% | 97.3% | 0.625% | ||||
Missouri | 0.407% | ||||||
North Carolina | 13.2% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 7.07% | ||||||
Alabama | 6.35% | ||||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | 100% | 29.5% | ||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 4.51% | 2.31% | ||||
Wisconsin | 31.1% | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 9.36% | ||||||
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% | |||||
New York | 1.63% | ||||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 0.239% | |||||
Québec | 2.89% | ||||||
Manitoba | 13.2% | ||||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 10.9% | 4.68% | ||||
Tennessee | 4.04% | ||||||
Ontario | 5.81% | ||||||
Arkansas | 4.85% | 17.2% | |||||
Indiana | 33.8% | ||||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | 16.9% | |||||
Iowa | 0.441% | ||||||
Illinois | 16.2% | ||||||
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