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Take the The North American Drought Monitor Use Assessment Survey which is being conducted to help identify users' needs.

Map for August 31, 2020

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Welcome to the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) supplemental website. This website provides additional maps and statistics for the NADM.

The NADM is a cooperative effort between drought experts in Canada, Mexico and the United States to monitor drought across the continent on an ongoing basis.

Note:
This a supplemental website for the North American Drought Monitor. Please visit the official North American Drought Monitor website.

Other data for North America can also be found at drought.gov.

Author(s):

Canada

Trevor Hadwen
Alyssa Klein

Mexico

Yenifeer Loranca
Minerva Lopez

U.S.A.

Richard Tinker
Richard Heim*

(* Responsible for collecting analysts' input and assembling the NA-DM map)

Intensity and Impacts

None
D0 (Abnormally Dry)
D1 (Moderate Drought)

D2 (Severe Drought)
D3 (Extreme Drought)
D4 (Exceptional Drought)

- Delineates dominant impacts
S - Short-Term impacts, typically less than 6 months (e.g. agriculture, grasslands)
L - Long-Term impacts, typically greater than 6 months (e.g. hydrology, ecology)