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Alternate Text: December 2022 Drought outlook. Brown over western US indicates areas where experts forecast drought will persist or worsen. Green areas over southern US mean drought is likely to end. Yellows over Southeast indicate where drought is favored to develop.
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December 2022 Drought outlook. Brown over western US indicates areas where experts forecast drought will persist or worsen. Green areas over southern US mean drought is likely to end. Yellows over Southeast indicate where drought is favored to develop.

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Drought outlook for the Lower 48 U.S. states in December 2022. Brown indicates areas where experts forecast drought will persist or worsen. Green areas mean drought is likely to end. Climate.gov map from Data Snapshots, based on data from the Climate Prediction Center.