Historical Utah Drought

Historical United States drought data can be viewed graphically or on a map. Above the line graph of drought conditions, select the 1895 – Present (monthly) tab. Then click on Utah on the map and click Load Utah Historical Data. To view county data, click on a county and then click on Load County Page. The graph shows the entire record of drought data for Utah or a county. Move the blue dot on the graph to change the map and description of conditions to the desired time period. Drought conditions from 0 BCE-2017 are also available; this dataset uses annual tree ring growth patterns as a proxy measurement for drought. Data is provided by the NOAA National Integrated Drought Information Systems (NIDIS).