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Drought Monitor released on December 27, 2022. Yellow, oranges, and reds indicate increasing severities of drought. Western drought continues.

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Drought conditions across the contiguous United States as of December 27, 2022. Areas colored dark red indicate the most severe level of drought. Climate.gov map from Data Snapshots, based on data from the U.S. Drought Monitor/Drought.gov.