In the week ending November 26, 2024, 41.5 percent of the area of the continental United States was affected by drought. The percent area of the United States affected by drought has dropped since 2022, when around 50 to 60 percent of the territory experienced at least moderate drought.
Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024
Applies only to the contiguous U.S. Drought categories included are Moderate drought (D1), Severe Drought (D2), Extreme drought (D3), and Exceptional drought (D4).
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United States Drought Monitor. (November 28, 2024). Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/
United States Drought Monitor. "Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/
United States Drought Monitor. (2024). Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/
United States Drought Monitor. "Percent Area of The United States Affected by Drought Weekly from March 2018 to November 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/
United States Drought Monitor, Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percent area of the United States affected by drought weekly from March 2018 to November 2024 [Graph], United States Drought Monitor, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103896/extreme-drought-coverage-us/
