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 | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (2 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire | 14.1% | ||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | |||||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | ||||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | |||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | ||||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | ||||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | ||||||
Arkansas | 4.85% | ||||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | ||||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | ||||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | 100% | ||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 100% | |||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | 9.70% | |||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 15.5% | |||
New Mexico | 32.1% | 100% | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 4.51% | |||||
Colorado | 9.05% | 48.1% | |||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | 100% | |
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 10.9% | |||||
Alaska | 12.1% | 0.253% | |||||
Northwest Territories | 0.135% | ||||||
District of Columbia | 7.08% | ||||||
Florida | 7.50% | 1.05% | |||||
Rhode Island | 2.37% | ||||||
Nunavut | 0.130% | ||||||
Maine | 0.141% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.109% | ||||||
Virginia | 0.110% | ||||||
Delaware | 4.34% | ||||||
Texas | 23.1% | 97.3% | 0.135% | ||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 12.6% | |||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | 1.13% | |||
North Carolina | 0.192% | ||||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 23.4% | 0.125% | ||
Alabama | 0.218% | ||||||
New Jersey | 0.136% | ||||||
South Carolina | 3.75% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | 0.226% | |||||
Georgia | 2.73% | 0.512% | |||||
New York | 0.143% | ||||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 0.387% | |||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 99.8% | 0.575% |
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