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Alternate Text: January 2023 drought outlook. Browns over central US indicates where drought is expected to persist. Greens over western US indicate where drought is expected to improve or be removed. Yellows over southern Texas indicates where drought is favored to develop.
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January 2023 drought outlook. Browns over central US indicates where drought is expected to persist. Greens over western US indicate where drought is expected to improve or be removed. Yellows over southern Texas indicates where drought is favored to develop.

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Drought outlook for the Lower 48 U.S. states in January 2023. 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.