Drought map of U.S. for March 17, 2015 (3/17/15) 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: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat

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3-17-2015
U.S. Drought Monitor, March 17, 2015
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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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*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
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*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
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More information on the USDM is available at
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/.
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Date
 Moderate or more intense drought (D1+)
 Severe or more intense drought (D2+)
 Extreme or more intense drought (D3+)
 Exceptional drought (D4)
United States Hay Areas Located in Drought
Agricultural Weather Assessments 
World Agricultural Outlook Board 

Agricultural Weather Assessments 
World Agricultural Outlook Board 
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Approximate Percentage of Cattle Located in Drought *
March 17, 2015
Percent in Moderate Drought (D1) Percent in Severe Drought (D2)
Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4)
*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date.
More information on the USDM is available at
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/.
State contributions to the total national inventory
(percentages in parentheses) are based upon National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2012 Census of
Agriculture data.  More information on NASS data can
be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
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30 30 29 30 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28
29 29 29
26 25 26 26 26
27 28 27 27 27
30
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29 29 30 30
31
34
32 32 32 31
28 28
26 26 25 24 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 17 18 17 17 18 18 16 16 17 17 16 16 16
12
15 15 15 15 16
18
22 21 22 21 21
17 16 15
13 13 13 12 12
10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
4 4 5 5
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Date
 Moderate or more intense drought (D1+)
 Severe or more intense drought (D2+)
 Extreme or more intense drought (D3+)
 Exceptional drought (D4)
United States Cattle Areas Located in Drought
Agricultural Weather Assessments 
World Agricultural Outlook Board 

Agricultural Weather Assessments 
World Agricultural Outlook Board 
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March 17, 2015
Percent in Moderate Drought (D1) Percent in Severe Drought (D2)
Percent in Extreme Drought (D3) Percent in Exceptional Drought (D4)
*  Drought percentages were calculated from U.S.
Drought Monitor (USDM) data for the above date.
More information on the USDM is available at
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/.
State contributions to national production
(percentages in parentheses) are based upon National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 5-year averages
from 2006-2010.  More information on NASS data can
be found at http://www.nass.usda.gov/.
49
51 52 52 52 51
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48
46 46 46
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35 36 36
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35
31 31
39 39
41 42 42
43 43 43 43
41
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28
26 26 25
22 21 22 21
19 19 20
22 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 19
14
16 16 17
18
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31 30 30
28 29
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8 9 8 8 9 7 6 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 8 8
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Date
 Moderate or more intense drought (D1+)
 Severe or more intense drought (D2+)
 Extreme or more intense drought (D3+)
 Exceptional drought (D4)
United States Winter Wheat Areas Located in Drought
Agricultural Weather Assessments 
World Agricultural Outlook Board 


U.S. Drought Monitor, March 17, 2015

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