Overall Green Drought for Central USA-2026 in Canada, United States from 11 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 12 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central USA-2026

in Canada, United States

Event summary

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

Name:	Central USA-2026
Countries:	Canada, United States
Start Date:	Middle of Dec 2025
Duration:	212 days (at 20 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 441518 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	0.25	10 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 122634 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 122634 km2	GDO
3	0.5	30 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 196232 km2	GDO
4	0.5	10 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 196468 km2	GDO
5	0.5	20 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 244414 km2	GDO
6	0.75	30 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 163321 km2	GDO
7	0.75	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 278071 km2	GDO
8	0.75	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 211783 km2	GDO
9	0.75	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 385742 km2	GDO
10	0.75	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 423115 km2	GDO
11	0.75	12 Aug 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 441518 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Canada
United States

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Saskatchewan	Canada
- Medium	Colorado	United States
- Medium	Iowa	United States
- Medium	Minnesota	United States
- Medium	Montana	United States
- Medium	Nebraska	United States
- Medium	North Dakota	United States
- Medium	South Dakota	United States
- Medium	Wyoming	United States
- Medium	Idaho	United States
- Medium	Nevada	United States
- Medium	Utah	United States
- Low	Oklahoma	United States
- Low	Texas	United States

More information

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