Drought map of U.S. for October 16, 2012 (10/16/12) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat

Rosencrans, Matthew

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US Ag in Drought Archive Drought -- National Drought Mitigation Center
10-16-2012
U.S. Drought Monitor, October 16, 2012
Matthew Rosencrans
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*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
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More information on the USDM is available at
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October 16, 2012
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*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
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More information on the USDM is available at
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Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4)
*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
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More information on the USDM is available at
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html.
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from 2006-2010.  More information on NASS data can
be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
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