Drought conditions across Iowa continue to improve, with more than half of the state now experiencing drought-free conditions. Large portions of the state benefited from a week of consistent rains, ...

With the summer kicking off and temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions remain steady or will a drop in rainfall lead to worsening conditions? The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly map tracks ...

A wet summer so far in 2025 has resulted in nearly the entire state of Iowa being drought-free. The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and ...

Drought conditions across much of South Dakota have persisted since late last summer, through fall and winter with a lack of significant winter precipitation. In South Dakota, much of the state has ...

The rainfall in the week between September 16 and September 23 was either a lot or nothing across areas of Michigan. Across our entire state the drought worsened overall, but was reduced in a few key ...

A total of 84 percent of Florida is suffering from drought conditions ranging from dry to extreme drought. The drought affects more than 17 million people. The largest area of extreme drought is ...

Drought can have serious implications for water supply. In 2022, Lake Mead—the largest reservoir in the U.S. by capacity—fell to critically low levels following years of drought. According to a map of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A few Oregon locations have seen drought improvements this week thanks to thunderstorm activity. The severe drought has started to peel away from the northeast coastal regions ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona remains in the grip of a long-term drought that began in 1994 with recent months of above-average rainfall providing only short-term relief. The current drought map shows ...

Despite fierce rainstorms and atmospheric rivers battering California in recent weeks, the state continues to grapple with significant drought conditions, fuelling "extreme" fire weather this week. In ...