usdm

is a Data Source.

It is part of the BER collection.

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a weekly map and dataset that classifies the location and severity of drought across the United States, its territories, and tribal areas. It is produced jointly by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, drawing on numerous climatic and hydrologic indicators plus local expert input. USDM data and maps serve as an upstream source for KnowWhereGraph.

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usdm

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Product Summary

Products

From this Resource
ID Name URL Category Format Description
usdm.map U.S. Drought Monitor Current Map CurrentMap.aspx GraphicalInterface http Interactive web portal presenting the...
usdm.data U.S. Drought Monitor GIS and Data GISData.aspx Product http GIS and data download portal providin...
From other Resources
ID Name URL Category Format Relation Description
knowwheregraph.graph KnowWhereGraph RDF Knowledge Graph knowwheregraph.org GraphProduct rdfxml had primary source KnowWhereGraph knowledge graph with 2...

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Description

The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a weekly map and dataset that classifies the location and severity of drought across the United States, its territories, and tribal areas. It is produced jointly by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), integrating numerous climatic and hydrologic indicators along with input from local experts.

USDM drought maps and underlying data serve as an upstream source for KnowWhereGraph.

Products

  • U.S. Drought Monitor Current Map — interactive web portal showing the current weekly drought severity map.
  • U.S. Drought Monitor GIS and Data — GIS and data download portal for USDM maps and tabular drought data.

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Created: June 18, 2026 | Last modified: June 18, 2026