Map: U.S. drought in 2015

Updated 8:00 PM ET, Wed September 9th, 2015

California and other parts of the Western U.S. are facing "extreme" or "exceptional" drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Take a look at where drought conditions are the most severe and use the timeline to see how drought conditions have changed since January.

 

Source: United States Drought Monitor