Current - Statewide Drought Situation Report (445KB pdf file) from Jack Colley, State Drought Manager, Governor's Division of Emergency Management. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in software for your browser.)

Next meeting of the Drought Preparedness Council:
August 14, 2008, 2:00 PM, DPS Commissioners' Conference Room @ DPS Headquarters Building, 5805 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas. See map of meeting location.

TWDB's DROUGHT CONDITIONS SUMMARY

Published monthly, click for latest edition.

TEXAS DROUGHT INFORMATION

Current - Drought indices by climatic region and by major drought catagories. PDSI and Crop Moisture are usually updated every Tuesday morning.

Texas Office of the State Climatologist, prepares and posts the Texas Climatic Bulletin.

Historic -

• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 2001-2006, (2.2Mb PDF file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 2001-2006, in JPEG format (989Kb jpg file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1999-2004, (2.5Mb PDF file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1999-2004 in JPEG format (1.2MB jpg file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1997-2002, (2.45Mb PDF file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1997-2002 in JPEG format (587KB jpg file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1996-2001, (2.45Mb PDF file)
• Long-term Palmer Drought Index from 1996-2001 in JPEG format (2MB jpg file)
• Long-Term Palmer Drought Index from 1995 to 2000, (980Kb PDF file)

Drought and Public Water Systems.

TWDB's monthly report on water conditions (pdf file) at selected reservoirs, streamflow stations, and ground-water wells throughout the state. Access to data for individual Texas Reservoir Contents.

For an overview of the droughts in 1996 and 1998 and a look to the future, click here for TWDB's The Drought in Perspective 1996-1998.

A list of TWDB staff to contact for assistance in drought-impacted areas.

Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM) - Drought Preparedness Council membership.

Understanding and Defining Drought - with definitions and discussion by the National Drought Mitigation Center.

Get Water Smart with 49 water saving tips.

View or download the entire 66 page Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting (645kb pdf file) by The Texas Water Development Board in Cooperation with the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems. 

Other water information agencies and sites.

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The Texas Water Development Board,
a proud cooperator in the
Texas Water Information Network
for
The Governor's
Division of Emergency Management -
Drought Preparedness Council's
Drought Monitoring