About This Product
The South Central U.S. Drought Monitor map is cropped from the National Drought Monitor. The map is produced once a week and is a collaboration between national, state, local agencies.
The data cutoff for Drought Monitor maps is each Tuesday at 8 a.m. EDT. The maps, which are based on analysis of the data, are released each Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Read the drought summary describing the conditions used to produce the map. (scroll to the South section).