{"id":2347,"date":"2023-07-13T16:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2023-07-13T16:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:25:56","slug":"more-than-colorful-pictures-additional-uses-for-the-u-s-drought-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/2023\/07\/13\/more-than-colorful-pictures-additional-uses-for-the-u-s-drought-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"More than Colorful Pictures:\u00a0 Additional Uses for the U.S. Drought Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This item is adapted from the July 3 Texas A&amp;M\u2014AgriLife Agronomic Monday Memo (TAM-AAMM). <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Professor &amp; Extension Agronomist, TAMU Dept. of Soil &amp; Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, <a href=\"mailto:ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu\">ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A bird\u2019s eye view of drought conditions in your general area<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2349\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-300x147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1.png 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2350 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture2-300x70.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture2-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture2.png 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 1.<\/strong>\u00a0 Comparison of Texas drought conditions on June 27, 2023, versus an earlier date of your choice (here three months earlier, March 28, 2023).\u00a0 Statistics give the percentage of each drought category.\u00a0 This side-by-side comparison of dates is one of many functions of the U.S. Drought Monitor.\u00a0 To access this side-by-side comparison, on the main page choose <u>Maps<\/u> then \u2018Compare Two Weeks\u2019 then for <u>Area Type<\/u> (default is National) choose \u2018State\u2019 then from the <u>Area<\/u> menu scroll to \u2018Texas\u2019.\u00a0 Then choose the dates to compare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of us have the seen the yellow, tan, orange, red, and maroon maps of the U.S. or Texas reported by the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM).\u00a0 Many of us place USDM images in our newsletters, PowerPoints, and other writings.\u00a0 These maps show various levels (or lack of) drought.\u00a0 But what do the colors mean?\u00a0 Who decides, or what data is used to make these maps?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a description of USDM and some additional tools that Extension and other agriculturalists can use to understand your current regional conditions, recent changes, and when we might shift programming efforts to respond to increasing drought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>From USDM<\/u>:\u00a0 Maps are released every Thursday (<a href=\"http:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\">http:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu<\/a>) showing where drought is and how bad across the U.S. \u00a0The map uses six classifications:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.Normal conditions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abnormally dry (D0),<\/strong> showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought<\/li>\n<li>And four levels of drought:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moderate (D1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Severe (D2)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Extreme (D3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exceptional (D4)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do we know we are in a drought?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>More from USDM<\/u>:\u00a0 \u201cWhen you think about drought, you probably think about water\u2014or the lack of it. \u00a0Precipitation plays a major role in the creation of the Drought Monitor, but the map\u2019s authors consider many data sources. \u00a0Numeric inputs include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Precipitation<\/li>\n<li>Temperature and water evaporative demand<\/li>\n<li>Soil moisture<\/li>\n<li>Streamflow (much of West Texas has no streams!)<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir levels<\/li>\n<li>Vegetation health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No single piece of evidence tells the full story, and neither do strictly physical indicators. \u00a0That\u2019s why the USDM is not a statistical model.\u00a0 It is a blend of these physical indicators with drought impacts, field observations and local insight from a network of <u>more than 450 experts<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caveats on Using the U.S. Drought Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The USDM provides a consistent big picture look at drought conditions in the U.S. on a national, regional, state, and even county level. \u00a0Although it\u2019s based on many types of data, including observations from local experts, be cautious about using it to infer specifics about local conditions.\u00a0 <u>My estimate is the scale of conditions is probably about 10 miles<\/u>.\u00a0 So that may not be specific to an individual farm or ranch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI received 4\u201d of rain in the past two weeks.\u00a0 My crops look OK now and pastures are recovering.\u00a0 Why am I still in moderate or severe drought?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Drought conditions develop slowly.\u00a0 It takes weeks and even months for soil moisture to deplete, stream flow to cease, etc.\u00a0 In the same way, <u>one does not exit drought quickly<\/u> (unless you get 6 or more inches of rain that restores conditions quickly).\u00a0 I was initially puzzled by this.\u00a0 But in my example above the farmer\/rancher is still likely vulnerable to severe and worse drought conditions if it rains no more and it gets hot.\u00a0 He\/she has not yet built up the buffer needed to avert crop, pasture, and livestock stress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Uses of the U.S. Drought Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>County Level Drought<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you pull up a state map, move your cursor over your county (which highlights) and click (Fig. 2).\u00a0 This gives you county information.\u00a0 See the example below for Hays Co., Texas.\u00a0 This county south of Austin has four levels of dry\/drought as of June 27, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2351\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture3-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture3-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture3.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 2.<\/strong>\u00a0 Highlighting an individual county will provide county level drought conditions (statistics appear in the web window below this screen shot).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><em>Monthly outlook looking forward for predicted and potential changes in drought status.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USDM also combines current data with predicted conditions to estimate the increase or decrease for the U.S.\u00a0 Of course, this is a prediction\u2014based on probabilities (Fig. 3).\u00a0 Local and regional conditions may not follow predictions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2352\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture4-300x206.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture4-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture4.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 3.<\/strong>\u00a0 Predictive possible change in drought conditions for the next 30 days.\u00a0 This information is also available through the U.S. Drought Monitor.\u00a0 From the main USDM webpage click on \u2018Conditions and Outlook.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><em>S. Agricultural Commodities Affected by Drought\u2014How much impact?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To what extent are current U.S. drought conditions affecting agricultural commodities for row crops, livestock and forage, and specialty crops?\u00a0 This additional information is perhaps more of interest to those in marketing and predicting grain, livestock, and vegetable\/fruit supplies (Fig. 4).\u00a0 From the main USDM webpage choose \u2018Ag in Drought\u2019 then select your commodity of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2353\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture5-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture5-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture5.png 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fig. 4<\/strong>.\u00a0 Webpage interface for information on drought impacts on agricultural commodities.\u00a0 Each category provides specific numbers for row crops (13), livestock and range (6), and specialty crops like oranges or numerous vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The commodities drought information through late June 2023, for example, notes 41% of the U.S. livestock inventory is in areas affected by drought.\u00a0 And 55% of the grain sorghum acreage (existing crop or to be planted) is in drought.\u00a0 But just 5% of U.S. national peanut acreage is currently in drought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0 **\u00a0 **<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The USDM is a collaborative effort of USDA, the National Drought Mitigation Center (Univ. of Nebraska), and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce\/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This item is adapted from the July 3 Texas A&amp;M\u2014AgriLife Agronomic Monday Memo (TAM-AAMM). 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