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Drought status across the United States as of May 3, 2022. More than half the country was in some level of drought, and an additional amount was abnormally dry (yellow). In many Western states, conditions were extreme (bright red) or exceptional (dark red). A third winter of La Niña is unlikely to be good news for the country's southern tier. NOAA Climate.gov map, based on data from the U.S. Drought Monitor project/Drought.gov.