Is Cleburne County, Arkansas in a drought?

U.S. Drought Monitor · map valid 13 October 2026

Yes: D3 Extreme Drought, 1 week

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 1.08% of Cleburne County is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 1 week so far. In all, 73.01% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).

The week before, its most severe category was D2 Severe Drought.

Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.

This week in detail

CategoryShare of Cleburne County
None (not dry)0%
D0 Abnormally Dry27%
D1 Moderate Drought30.2%
D2 Severe Drought41.73%
D3 Extreme Drought1.08%
D4 Exceptional Drought0%

Each share is for that category alone; they add up to the whole county.

The last 52 weeks

Of the 52 weekly maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 52 had some of Cleburne County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category was D4 Exceptional Drought, most recently on the map valid 26 May 2026.

U.S. Drought Monitor, Cleburne County, by map valid date, newest first
Map validMost severe categoryIn drought (D1–D4)D0–D4
13 Oct 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 73.01% 100%
6 Oct 2026 D2 Severe Drought 45.1% 100%
29 Sep 2026 D2 Severe Drought 84.04% 100%
22 Sep 2026 D2 Severe Drought 80.48% 99.99%
15 Sep 2026 D2 Severe Drought 80.48% 99.99%
8 Sep 2026 D2 Severe Drought 91.66% 100%
1 Sep 2026 D2 Severe Drought 91.66% 100%
25 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 91.65% 100%
18 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 100% 100%
11 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 21.07% 100%
4 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 14.91% 100%
28 Jul 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 4.91% 100%
21 Jul 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 4.91% 100%
14 Jul 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 4.91% 100%
7 Jul 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 100% 100%
30 Jun 2026 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
23 Jun 2026 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
16 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
9 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
2 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
26 May 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
19 May 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
12 May 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
5 May 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
28 Apr 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
21 Apr 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
14 Apr 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
7 Apr 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
31 Mar 2026 D4 Exceptional Drought 100% 100%
24 Mar 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
17 Mar 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
10 Mar 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
3 Mar 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
24 Feb 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
17 Feb 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
10 Feb 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
3 Feb 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
27 Jan 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
20 Jan 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
13 Jan 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
6 Jan 2026 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
30 Dec 2025 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
23 Dec 2025 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
16 Dec 2025 D2 Severe Drought 97.36% 100%
9 Dec 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
2 Dec 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
25 Nov 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
18 Nov 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
11 Nov 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
4 Nov 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 97.36% 100%
28 Oct 2025 D2 Severe Drought 98.19% 100%
21 Oct 2025 D2 Severe Drought 98.23% 100%

Drought in every county of Arkansas · Natural disaster risk in Cleburne County (FEMA) · Drought in every state

The categories

CategoryName
D0Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought)
D1Moderate Drought
D2Severe Drought
D3Extreme Drought
D4Exceptional Drought

What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.

How this page reads the Drought Monitor

  • The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
  • The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
  • A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
  • Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Arkansas · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook

Questions

Is Cleburne County, Arkansas in a drought?

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 1.08% of Cleburne County is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 1 week so far. In all, 73.01% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).

How often has Cleburne County been in drought in the past year?

Of the 52 weekly U.S. Drought Monitor maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 52 had some of Cleburne County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category in that time was D4 Exceptional Drought, most recently on the map valid 26 May 2026.

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