US. Drought Monitor Time-series

This interactive graphing tool shows the frequency of drought conditions since 2000, along with each drought’s maximum intensity and duration (shown by color scale). The U.S. Drought Monitor is the official source for aid decisions by the USDA and several other agencies and programs.  1. In the top banner, next to Area Type choose either State or County 2. Next to Area, either type in UT to select Utah, type in county of interest, or scroll through the options. 3. Next to Index, select USDM. 4. Zoom in by clicking inside the graph and dragging over a specific time-period. Data is provided by the National Drought Mitigation Center.