Is Craig County, Oklahoma in a drought?
Yes: D3 Extreme Drought, 6 weeks
Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 2.63% of Craig County is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 6 weeks in a row. In all, 100% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).
Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.
This week in detail
| Category | Share of Craig County |
|---|---|
| None (not dry) | 0% |
| D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% |
| D1 Moderate Drought | 0% |
| D2 Severe Drought | 97.37% |
| D3 Extreme Drought | 2.63% |
| D4 Exceptional Drought | 0% |
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, 32 had some of Craig County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 13 October 2026.
| Map valid | Most severe category | In drought (D1–D4) | D0–D4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 6 Oct 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 29 Sep 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 22 Sep 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 15 Sep 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 8 Sep 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 25 Aug 2026 | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 18 Aug 2026 | D1 Moderate Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 11 Aug 2026 | D1 Moderate Drought | 63.42% | 100% |
| 4 Aug 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 100% |
| 28 Jul 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 21 Jul 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 14 Jul 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 7 Jul 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 30 Jun 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 23 Jun 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 16 Jun 2026 | None | 0% | 0% |
| 9 Jun 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 67.84% |
| 2 Jun 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 82.76% |
| 26 May 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 84.3% |
| 19 May 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 86.01% |
| 12 May 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 85.19% |
| 5 May 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 85.19% |
| 28 Apr 2026 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 100% |
| 21 Apr 2026 | D1 Moderate Drought | 50.56% | 100% |
| 14 Apr 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 7 Apr 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 31 Mar 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 24 Mar 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 17 Mar 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 3 Mar 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 24 Feb 2026 | D3 Extreme Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 17 Feb 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 10 Feb 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 3 Feb 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 57.42% | 100% |
| 20 Jan 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 54.14% | 100% |
| 13 Jan 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 54.14% | 100% |
| 6 Jan 2026 | D2 Severe Drought | 100% | 100% |
| 30 Dec 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 56.99% | 100% |
| 23 Dec 2025 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 100% |
| 16 Dec 2025 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 100% |
| 9 Dec 2025 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 100% |
| 2 Dec 2025 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 33.74% |
| 25 Nov 2025 | D0 Abnormally Dry | 0% | 33.74% |
| 18 Nov 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 3.29% | 33.95% |
| 11 Nov 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 3.29% | 33.95% |
| 4 Nov 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 3.29% | 34.15% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 3.29% | 34.84% |
| 21 Oct 2025 | D1 Moderate Drought | 3.36% | 35.78% |
Drought in every county of Oklahoma · Natural disaster risk in Craig County (FEMA) · Drought in every state
The categories
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| D0 | Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought) |
| D1 | Moderate Drought |
| D2 | Severe Drought |
| D3 | Extreme Drought |
| D4 | Exceptional 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 Oklahoma · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook
Questions
Is Craig County, Oklahoma in a drought?
Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 2.63% of Craig County is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 6 weeks in a row. In all, 100% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).
How often has Craig 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, 32 had some of Craig County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category in that time was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 13 October 2026.