University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln US Ag in Drought Archive Drought -- National Drought Mitigation Center 8-4-2 U.S. Drought Monitor, August 4, 2 Michael J. Brewer NOAA National Climatic Data Center, michael.j.brewer@noaa.gov Liz Love-Brotak NOAA National Climatic Data Center Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/droughtarchive Part of the Agricultural Economics Commons, Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Hydrology Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Other Environmental Sciences Commons, and the Water Resource Management Commons Brewer, Michael J. and Love-Brotak, Liz, "U.S. Drought Monitor, August 4, 2" (2). US Ag in Drought Archive. 40. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/droughtarchive/40 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Drought -- National Drought Mitigation Center at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in US Ag in Drought Archive by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
U.S. Drought Monitor August 4, 2 Valid 7 a.m. EDT L S L L S L L Intensity: D0 Abnormally Dry D Drought - Moderate D2 Drought - Severe D3 Drought - Extreme D4 Drought - Exceptional Drought Impact Types: Delineates dominant impacts S = Short-Term, typically < months (e.g. agriculture, grasslands) L = Long-Term, typically > months (e.g. hydrology, ecology) L The Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions. Local conditions may vary. See accompanying text summary for forecast statements. http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Released Thursday, August, 2 Author: Michael Brewer/Liz Love-Brotak NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Crop production percentages and associated drought intensities 90 80 70 0 40 30 Approximate Percentage of Corn Located in Drought * August 4, 2 3 4 88 2 8 77 47 73 2 9 9 4 39 3 29 73 7 7 4 84 7 4 3 30 40 37 2 3 3 39 24 49 3 7 2 24 2 22 9 8 4 8 3 2 Iowa (8) Illinois (7) Nebraska (2) Minnesota () Indiana (7) Kansas (4) Ohio (4) South Dakota (4) Wisconsin (4) Missouri (3) Michigan (2) North Dakota (2) Texas (2) Colorado () Kentucky () North Carolina (<) Pennsylvania (<) Tennessee (<) 8 9 4 24 2 United States * Drought percentages were calculated from U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date. More information on the USDM is available at http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html. Percent in Moderate Drought (D) Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Severe Drought (D2) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4) Agricultural Weather Assessments World Agricultural Outlook Board State contributions to national production (percentages in parentheses) are based upon National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) -year averages from 0-. More information on NASS data can be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
Crop production percentages and associated drought intensities 90 80 70 0 40 30 3 7 37 7 2 9 34 2 Approximate Percentage of Soybeans Located in Drought * August 4, 2 4 8 37 27 7 49 73 9 43 29 77 4 24 3 4 4 29 3 4 2 8 38 8 7 24 7 2 2 22 9 3 8 4 2 39 2 27 82 83 3 3 44 24 2 2 Iowa () Illinois (4) Minnesota (9) Indiana (8) Nebraska (8) Ohio (7) Missouri () South Dakota () Arkansas (4) Kansas (4) North Dakota (4) Michigan (3) Kentucky (2) Mississippi (2) Wisconsin (2) Louisiana () North Carolina () Tennessee () United States * Drought percentages were calculated from U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date. More information on the USDM is available at http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html. Percent in Moderate Drought (D) Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Severe Drought (D2) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4) Agricultural Weather Assessments World Agricultural Outlook Board State contributions to national production (percentages in parentheses) are based upon National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) -year averages from 0-. More information on NASS data can be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
90 80 70 0 40 30 2 8 7 40 4 2 3 40 74 28 39 2 2 9 39 Approximate Percentage of Hay Located in Drought * August 4, 2 38 7 2 49 8 3 87 77 30 3 7 44 44 8 3 30 9 7 2 7 4 44 3 30 3 3 0 34 34 9 0 9 4 8 8 24 9 73 3 2 2 7 29 38 4 7 2 37 3 8 7 Agricultural Weather Assessments World Agricultural Outlook Board Texas (8) Missouri (7) South Dakota () Kansas () Nebraska () Crop production percentages and associated drought intensities North Dakota () Oklahoma () Kentucky (4) Montana (4) California (3) Minnesota (3) New York (3) Pennsylvania (3) Tennessee (3) Wisconsin (3) Arkansas (2) Colorado (2) Idaho (2) Iowa (2) Michigan (2) Ohio (2) Oregon (2) Virginia (2) Wyoming (2) Alabama () Georgia () Illinois () Indiana () Mississippi () North Carolina () Utah () Washington () United States * Drought percentages were calculated from U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date. More information on the USDM is available at http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html. Percent in Moderate Drought (D) Percent in Severe Drought (D2) Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4) State contributions to national production (percentages in parentheses) are based upon National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 07 Census of Agriculture data. More information on NASS data can be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
90 80 70 0 40 30 82 3 34 73 72 7 4 90 4 39 84 4 34 8 9 3 2 2 8 3 37 9 4 22 32 3 33 7 9 72 2 27 27 38 4 2 49 32 9 2 2 8 8 8 2 80 3 Agricultural Weather Assessments World Agricultural Outlook Board 8 33 9 2 7 2 3 3 2 9 29 7 2 7 4 29 2 8 Texas () Kansas (7) Nebraska () Oklahoma () California () Missouri () Iowa (4) South Dakota (4) Colorado (3) Kentucky (3) Montana (3) Wisconsin (3) Alabama (2) Arkansas (2) Florida (2) Idaho (2) Minnesota (2) New Mexico (2) New York (2) North Dakota (2) Pennsylvania (2) Tennessee (2) Virginia (2) Georgia () Illinois () Animal inventory percentages and associated drought intensities Michigan () Mississippi () Ohio () Oregon () Washington () Wyoming () United States Approximate Percentage of Cattle Located in Drought * August 4, 2 * Drought percentages were calculated from U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date. More information on the USDM is available at http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html. Percent in Moderate Drought (D) Percent in Severe Drought (D2) Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4) State contributions to the total national inventory (percentages in parentheses) are based upon National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 07 Census of Agriculture data. More information on NASS data can be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.