Topsoil Moisture % Short/Very Short by @usda_oce. 50% of the Lower 48 is short/very short, a 2% increase from last week. Every state in the West and Plains is over 50%, with Colorado (92%) and Wyoming (87%) at the highest levels of short/very short in the US. #drought @USDA

Topsoil Moisture % Short/Very Short by @usda_oce

50% of the Lower 48 is short/very short, a 2% increase from last week.

Every state in the West and Plains is over 50%, with Colorado (92%) and Wyoming (87%) at the highest levels of short/very short in the US. #drought @USDA pic.twitter.com/SwWbERtLIW

— NIDIS Drought.gov (@NOAADrought) August 11, 2026