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Drought status across the contiguous United States as of October 3, 2023. Severe to exceptional drought was widespread across the Southwest, Deep South, Great Plains, and Northwest. NOAA Climate.gov map from our Data Snapshots collection, based on data from the U.S. Drought Monitor Project. For more details on drought conditions and impacts, visit Drought.gov.