U.S. Drought Monitor
National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA · Safety & environment
- Published by
- National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- Status on DatenUS
- Live
- Data as of 10/29/2026
- License
- Free to use with credit
- The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
What this data covers
U.S. Drought Monitor is published by National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA. DatenUS uses it for: Weekly drought conditions by state. We load it on a schedule from the official source and show the date of the latest update on every page that uses it.
Official source: droughtmonitor.unl.edu
Where to see this data on DatenUS
Pages built from this source, by topic
Frequently asked questions
- Is U.S. Drought Monitor data free to use?
- U.S. Drought Monitor is available under this license: Free to use with credit. Attribution: The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.
- Who publishes U.S. Drought Monitor?
- National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA publishes it. The official page is https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/.
- How current is U.S. Drought Monitor on DatenUS?
- The latest data we loaded is as of 10/29/2026. We check the source on a schedule and update the pages that use it.
- How should I cite this data?
- Cite the original publisher: U.S. Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA, https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.