Drought: 9.9% of the contiguous US in extreme drought
ActiveDrought
U.S. Drought Monitor
31.4% in severe drought or worse, 1.1% exceptional. Week of 2026-10-06.
- Location
- Contiguous United States
- Status set
- Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT
- Confirmed
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- Responding
- U.S. Drought Monitor, NDMC, USDA, NOAA
- Source
- U.S. Drought Monitor
Status last confirmed 107 hours ago and may have changed