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This map shows the drought conditions on August 04, 2020.The Drought Impact Reporter (DIR) is an online archive to collect and display drought condition reports and impacts across the United States. 0000000016 00000 n 0000001303 00000 n 0000006919 00000 n
Master Gardener Maria Helena Dolan collected newspaper information to present a history of how drought has been labeled in our state. Drought in Georgia from 2000 H�TSKr�0�s�)g@H���A�!m��S�t�d!l�1#2\#���� �@��Ok�\SؙѼM�* trailer 0000000920 00000 n Weather Bureau (1904, p. 4) reported that levels in streams and wells were the lowest in several years.
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A severe drought struck the Southeast from 1985 through 1987. The DIR allows users to report local drought impacts and conditions, and to search its archive to better understand drought’s effects at the national, state, county, and city scales.When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. In 1904, the U.S. The signs of a new world order in Georgia's water consumption are everywhere. The U.S. Drought Monitor started in 2000. From 1998 until 2003, with a brief respite in 2000-2001, North Georgia suffered through a historic drought. The data is updated each Tuesday and released on Thursday. 0000005459 00000 n Since 2000, the longest duration of drought (D1-D4) in Georgia lasted 161 weeks beginning on April 11, 2006 and ending on May 5, 2009. Click here for more information on the non-drought schedule. endstream endobj 22 0 obj <> endobj 23 0 obj <> endobj 24 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 25 0 obj <> endobj 26 0 obj <> endobj 27 0 obj [/ICCBased 39 0 R] endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 29 0 obj <> endobj 30 0 obj <> endobj 31 0 obj <>stream 0000001862 00000 n The most intense period of drought occurred the week of December 11, 2007 where D4 affected 49.86% of Georgia land.National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices Serving State The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) is a map that shows the location and intensity of drought across the country. 40 0 obj <>stream
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