Our Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch website helps land managers prepare for and respond to drought: https://ranchdrought.unl.edu/
Are you seeing any drought impacts in your area? Share reports to CMOR: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
Many areas of the Southeast and South saw improvement this week, with some degradation in the Texas Panhandle. Parts of the Midwest saw degradation, with some improvement in Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri. The rest of the Lower 48 saw a mix of improvement and degradation to conditions. Alaska saw some improvement.
U.S. Drought Monitor May 28, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 50.77% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 52.15% last week.
Find drought planning resources for decision-makers at all levels on our website. https://drought.unl.edu/Planning.aspx
Are you seeing any drought impacts in your area? Share reports to CMOR: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
Conditions worsened in parts of the Midwest this week, with small areas of improvement in Illinois and Iowa. The rest of the Lower 48 saw a mix of improvement and degradation to dryness and drought.
Puerto Rico saw degradation this week, while Hawaii and Alaska saw a few areas of improvement.
See more change maps: https://go.unl.edu/change-maps
Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos
Mapa publicado: mayo 21, 2026
U.S. Drought Monitor May 21, 2026
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 52.15% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 51.35% last week.
ICYMI: The April drought summaries are now available. https://drought.unl.edu/Publications/DroughtSummaries.aspx
Drought Center