According to the May 17 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 44.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
A new study uses the U.S. Drought Monitor to put drought into historical context.
The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for April 2022 tied with 2010 as the fifth highest on record for the month of April.
According to the May 10 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 44.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
During April, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 50.7°F, which is 0.4°F below the 20th-century average.
According to the May 3 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 45.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
According to the April 26 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 45.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.
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ASOS, more than 900 weather observing stations across the United States and its territories, serves as our primary surface weather observing network.
