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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 63.8% | 16.6% | ||||
Utah | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | |||
Idaho | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | |||
Wyoming | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | |||
Montana | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | |||
North Dakota | 67.7% | 3.90% | ||||
Mississippi | 3.93% | |||||
West Virginia | 4.75% | |||||
Texas | 23.1% | |||||
New Mexico | 32.1% | |||||
Kansas | 5.29% | |||||
Pennsylvania | 1.99% | |||||
Colorado | 9.05% | |||||
Nevada | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | |
Oklahoma | 21.5% | |||||
Arkansas | 4.85% | |||||
South Dakota | 11.9% | |||||
Minnesota | 5.50% | |||||
Alaska | 12.1% | 0.230% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | |||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | |||||
Florida | 7.50% | 0.876% | ||||
New Hampshire | 14.1% | 0.244% | ||||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | |||||
Washington | 14.5% | 7.55% | 0.110% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | |||||
Maine | 0.127% | |||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | |||||
Virginia | 0.108% | |||||
Delaware | 5.31% | |||||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | |||||
Louisiana | 38.7% | 0.728% | ||||
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% | |||||
Alabama | 0.215% | |||||
New Jersey | 2.79% | |||||
South Carolina | 3.55% | |||||
Connecticut | 30.4% | 0.331% | ||||
Massachusetts | 20.6% | 0.375% | ||||
Georgia | 2.73% | 0.545% | ||||
New York | 0.163% | |||||
Maryland | 8.47% | 0.568% | ||||
California | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 0.557% |
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