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Drought conditions across the contiguous United States as of December 31, 2024. Much of the West was at least "abnormally dry" (yellow), with pockets of extreme (red) and severe (orange) drought in the Northern Plains, the Southwest from southern California to Texas, and the East Coast from Maine to the mid-Atlantic. Map by NOAA Climate.gov, based on data provided by the U.S. Drought Monitor project.