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Visualize drought across Canada using a number of analysis tools including animations, side by side map comparisons, and change maps. Browse through historic drought data and downloadable monthly maps showing the extent and intensity of drought across Canada. Forecasted drought severity and extent.
- Current Drought Conditions
Overall conditions improved across Ontario, with recent...
- Current Drought Conditions
The Drought Monitor summary map identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity. D1 is the least intense level and D4 the most intense. Drought is defined as a moisture deficit bad enough to have social, environmental or economic effects.
Jan 3, 2024 · Rising temperatures and intense drought conditions impacted Canadians in 2023, from water rationing to the country's worst wildfire season on record.
- National Overview
- Pacific Region
- Prairie Region
- Central Region
- Atlantic Region
- Northern Region
Drought conditions improved significantly throughout many regions of Canada with a shift in weather patterns this month. The most significant drought improvements were seen through the southern Prairies where an upper-level low provided cooler and unsettled conditions bringing well above-normal precipitation throughout May. Greater than 200% of nor...
Overall drought changes across the Pacific Region were mixed in May, with drought conditions improving across southern B.C. and drought slightly degrading across northeastern parts of the province. Precipitation trended near- to above-normal across much of the province, with the exception of central and northeastern corners where less than 40% of n...
The Prairies received a significant amount of precipitation of over 50mm this month across nearly the entire region, except the Peace Region in northwestern Alberta. A large area from eastern Alberta into central Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba saw more than 150% of normal precipitation. Highest precipitation amounts were received in southeaster...
May precipitation varied across much of the Central Region, with northwestern Ontario and northern Quebec receiving above-normal precipitation of more than 150% of normal in many areas. In contrast, central Ontario and southern Quebec received between 40% and 115% of normal precipitation. The Gaspé Peninsula was particularly dry this month, recordi...
Precipitation in May was below normal across western parts of Atlantic Canada, while eastern Nova Scotia as well as Newfoundland and Labrador reported near- to above-normal precipitation. Conditions across the Atlantic Region varied in May, with New Brunswick, P.E.I., and Nova Scotia receiving less than 60% of normal precipitation due to limited st...
Temperatures across Northern Canada trended near- to above-normal in May: the Northwest Territories (NWT) recorded above-normal temperatures, whereas the Yukon recorded closer to normal temperatures. Precipitation was generally above normal for this month, with only the southeastern corner of the NWT receiving slightly below-normal precipitation. M...
Jun 16, 2021 · By Nadja Popovich. You may have heard: Drought is gripping the American West, again, and it’s looking bad. To help readers understand just how dire conditions have become, we published a series...
Jun 28, 2024 · The effects of drought can be seen along the banks of a lake in Wellington, Fla., where water levels are so low, irrigation equipment pipes have been exposed. (Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post/USA ...
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May 7, 2021 · The region is facing its worst drought in 500 years, with 21 percent in "exceptional" drought, the worst category. Scientists say the dry conditions are influenced by La Niña, but also by human-driven climate change that is making droughts more frequent and severe.
