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Lower Colorado Region Watershed Drought Information

Lower Colorado Region Current Conditions

Drought & Dryness Categories
% of Lower Colorado Region
0
0
0
0
0
0
Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)
100%
Departure from Normal Max Temperature (°F)
0

Multi-Indicator Drought Index (MIDI)

Dry Conditions
Wet Conditions

Experimental

Dry Conditions
Wet Conditions

Experimental
Agriculture in Lower Colorado Region

U.S. Drought Monitor
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U.S. Drought Monitor

Crop Production (Acres) or Livestock Count

A circle with the radius of 20 pixels identifies:
> 500,000
A circle with the radius of 16 pixels identifies:
> 300,000
A circle with the radius of 12 pixels identifies:
> 100,000
A circle with the radius of 8 pixels identifies:
≤ 100,000

736,725
acres of hay (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
195,074
acres of cotton (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
184,052
acres of wheat (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
339,872
number of sheep (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
313,553
number of cattle (estimated) in drought (D1–D4)
Water Supply in Lower Colorado Region

Streamflow Conditions
Probability (Percent Chance) of Below-Normal Precipitation
33%
Probability (Percent Chance) of Above-Normal Precipitation
100%

56
percent of streamflow sites are below normal
5
percent of streamflow sites are above normal
100
percent of the Lower Colorado Region has below-normal precipitation probability this month
0
percent of the Lower Colorado Region has above-normal precipitation probability this month

Historical Conditions for the Lower Colorado Region

U.S. Drought Monitor

The U.S. Drought Monitor (2000–present) depicts the location and intensity of drought across the country. Every Thursday, authors from NOAA, USDA, and the National Drought Mitigation Center produce a new map based on their assessments of the best available data and input from local observers. The map uses five categories: Abnormally Dry (D0), showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought (D1–D4). Learn more.

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