Overall Green Drought alert for Western USA-2022 in United States from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 10 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Western USA-2022
Countries:	United States
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	224 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.75	20 Dec 2022 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
2	0.5	30 Dec 2022 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
3	0.5	10 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
4	0.5	20 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
5	0.5	30 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
6	0.5	10 Feb 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
7	0.5	20 Feb 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
8	0.5	02 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
9	0.5	10 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
10	0.5	20 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
11	0.25	30 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO
12	0.25	10 Apr 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
United States

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	California	United States
- Medium	Nevada	United States
- Medium	Oregon	United States

More information

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