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 | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | Petroleum and Natural Gas Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | ||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | ||
Minnesota | 5.50% | ||||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | ||||||
New Hampshire | 14.1% | 0.244% | |||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | ||||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | 0.110% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | ||||||
Delaware | 5.31% | ||||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | ||||||
Hawaii | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | 1.26% | |||
North Carolina | 0.189% | ||||||
Oregon | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 0.116% | |||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | ||||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | ||||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | 0.331% | |||||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | 0.375% | |||||
Alaska | 12.1% | 0.230% | 14.1% | ||||
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | 0.974% | ||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 29.8% | |||
Yukon | 0.188% | ||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | 6.00% | |||||
Florida | 7.50% | 0.876% | 2.20% | ||||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 31.5% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | 24.1% | |||||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | 36.6% | |||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | 60.2% | ||||
Kentucky | 33.5% | ||||||
Virginia | 0.108% | 0.136% | |||||
Saskatchewan | 50.0% | ||||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | 69.0% | |||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | 98.5% | |||||
Nebraska | 27.3% | ||||||
Texas | 23.1% | 1.59% | |||||
Missouri | 4.65% | ||||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 0.728% | 100% | ||||
Alabama | 0.215% | 47.1% | |||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | 8.71% | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | 3.83% | |||||
Wisconsin | 18.4% | ||||||
British Columbia | 18.6% | ||||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | 6.99% | |||||
Michigan | 84.8% | ||||||
Alberta | 85.7% | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | 86.8% | |||||
Colorado | 9.05% | 27.5% | |||||
Georgia | 2.73% | 0.545% | 6.27% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | 58.7% | |||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 0.568% | 12.1% | ||||
Manitoba | 6.87% | ||||||
Oklahoma | 21.5% | 53.5% | |||||
Tennessee | 14.4% | ||||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 0.557% | 9.08% |
Arkansas | 4.85% | 14.7% | |||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | 10.8% | |||||
Ohio | 8.11% | ||||||
Indiana | 84.3% | ||||||
Iowa | 39.4% | ||||||
Illinois | 74.0% | ||||||
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