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The values in this chart are for places represented as areas. To see the drought status of areas represented by points, please visit the OCONUS Time Series page.

To zoom in, click and drag the cursor. To return to the full time series, double-click anywhere in the chart.

Area Type About the USDM area types

Area

Index About the DSCI

Fill area

Chart Export Options

Resolution

Chart Height

File Format

Display Legend?

Display Title?

Export Image

Export Image Help

Continental U.S. (CONUS) Percent Area in U.S. Drought Monitor Categories

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

	D0-D4
	D1-D4
	D2-D4
	D3-D4
	D4

D0 (Abnormally Dry)
D1 (Moderate Drought)
D2 (Severe Drought)
D3 (Extreme Drought)
D4 (Exceptional Drought)

D0 (Abnormally Dry)
D1 (Moderate Drought)
D2 (Severe Drought)
D3 (Extreme Drought)
D4 (Exceptional Drought)

D0 (Abnormally Dry)
D1 (Moderate Drought)
D2 (Severe Drought)

D3 (Extreme Drought)
D4 (Exceptional Drought)

D0 (Abnormally Dry)
D1 (Moderate Drought)

D2 (Severe Drought)
D3 (Extreme Drought)

D4 (Exceptional Drought)

From the U.S. Drought Monitor website, https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DmData/TimeSeries.aspx, 8-20-2025

Chart Export Help

An explanation of each of the chart export options is below.

Resolution - The resolution of the image in pixels per inch (ppi).

Low - 100 ppi
Medium - 150 ppi
High - 300 ppi
Maximum - 600 ppi

Height - The height of the chart area.

Normal - 300 pixels
Tall - 450 pixels

File Format - The file format of the exported image.

Display Legend - Display a legend on the image below the chart area. Note that if the selected index is DSCI, there is no legend available because only one series is displayed in the chart.

Display Title - Display the chart title in the exported image.

These options will only affect the image that is generated, and will not affect how the chart displays on the screen. For additional assistance, please contact us via e-mail.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The National Drought Mitigation Center’s mission is to reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy by researching the science of drought monitoring and the practice of drought planning. We collaborate with and learn from decision-makers at all levels – individual ranchers, communities, regions, watersheds, tribes, states, countries – across the US and around the world. We organize and present workshops, writeshops and other capacity-building activities, in close cooperation with local partners.

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