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Change in drought conditions across the United States between May 3 and May 31, 2022. (View conditions in Alaska). Several regions saw an improvement—including parts of the Southeast and Great Plains and Washington—but much of the West remained in extreme (red) to exceptional (dark red) drought. NOAA Climate.gov maps from Data Snapshots, based on climate division data from the U.S. Drought Monitor Project.