Current Drought Conditions for New York - July 14, 2026
New York Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 6% (3,009 square miles) of New York is under active drought conditions, with an additional 7% (3,838 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New York: 4% (2,206 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 1.5% (803 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
The interactive map below shows current New York drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 3,838 | 7% | 7% |
| Moderate Drought | 2,206 | 4% | 4% |
| Severe Drought | 803 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
New York Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in New York
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Accord | Moderate Drought |
| Amenia | Moderate Drought |
| Ardsley | Severe Drought |
| Armonk | Severe Drought |
| Athens | Abnormally Dry |
| Averill Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Baiting Hollow | Moderate Drought |
| Bardonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Bedford | Moderate Drought |
| Bedford Hills | Abnormally Dry |
| Bellmore | Moderate Drought |
| Blauvelt | Moderate Drought |
| Brewster | Abnormally Dry |
| Bronxville | Severe Drought |
| Buchanan | Moderate Drought |
| Cairo | Abnormally Dry |
| Catskill | Abnormally Dry |
| Chappaqua | Moderate Drought |
| Chatham | Abnormally Dry |
| Clintondale | Moderate Drought |
| Congers | Moderate Drought |
| Copake Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Copiague | Moderate Drought |
| Coxsackie | Abnormally Dry |
| Cragsmoor | Abnormally Dry |
| Croton-on-Hudson | Moderate Drought |
| Crugers | Moderate Drought |
| Dover Plains | Moderate Drought |
| East Greenbush | Abnormally Dry |
| East Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| East Nassau | Abnormally Dry |
| Ellenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Elmsford | Severe Drought |
| Fairview | Severe Drought |
| Farmingdale | Moderate Drought |
| Fishers Island | Moderate Drought |
| Florida | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Montgomery | Abnormally Dry |
| Gardiner | Moderate Drought |
| Germantown | Abnormally Dry |
| Ghent | Abnormally Dry |
| Glasco | Moderate Drought |
| Greenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Harriman | Abnormally Dry |
| Hartsdale | Severe Drought |
| Haverstraw | Abnormally Dry |
| Hawthorne | Severe Drought |
| High Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Hillburn | Abnormally Dry |
| Hillcrest | Abnormally Dry |
| Holbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Hudson | Abnormally Dry |
| Hurley | Moderate Drought |
| Hyde Park | Moderate Drought |
| Irvington | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Katonah | Abnormally Dry |
| Kerhonkson | Abnormally Dry |
| Kinderhook | Abnormally Dry |
| Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Carmel | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Katrine | Moderate Drought |
| Leeds | Abnormally Dry |
| Lincoln Park | Moderate Drought |
| Lincolndale | Abnormally Dry |
| Long Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Mahopac | Abnormally Dry |
| Malden-on-Hudson | Abnormally Dry |
| Millbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Millerton | Moderate Drought |
| Monsey | Abnormally Dry |
| Montrose | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Ivy | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Kisco | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Severe Drought |
| Nanuet | Abnormally Dry |
| Nassau | Abnormally Dry |
| New City | Abnormally Dry |
| New Paltz | Moderate Drought |
| New Rochelle | Severe Drought |
| Niverville | Abnormally Dry |
| Sleepy Hollow | Severe Drought |
| Nyack | Moderate Drought |
| Orangeburg | Moderate Drought |
| Ossining | Moderate Drought |
| Otisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Palenville | Abnormally Dry |
| Pawling | Abnormally Dry |
| Pearl River | Abnormally Dry |
| Peekskill | Abnormally Dry |
| Pelham | Severe Drought |
| Pelham Manor | Severe Drought |
| Philmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Phoenicia | Abnormally Dry |
| Piermont | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Bush | Abnormally Dry |
| Pine Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasantville | Moderate Drought |
| Poestenkill | Abnormally Dry |
| Port Ewen | Moderate Drought |
| Port Jervis | Abnormally Dry |
| Port Washington North | Severe Drought |
| Poughkeepsie | Moderate Drought |
| Putnam Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Ravena | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Hook | Moderate Drought |
| Rensselaer | Abnormally Dry |
| Rhinebeck | Moderate Drought |
| Rhinecliff | Moderate Drought |
| Rifton | Moderate Drought |
| Salt Point | Moderate Drought |
| Saugerties | Abnormally Dry |
| Scotchtown | Abnormally Dry |
| Scotts Corners | Moderate Drought |
| Shenorock | Abnormally Dry |
| Shokan | Abnormally Dry |
| Sloatsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| South Nyack | Moderate Drought |
| Spring Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Staatsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Stone Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Stony Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Tannersville | Abnormally Dry |
| Tappan | Moderate Drought |
| Tarrytown | Severe Drought |
| Thiells | Abnormally Dry |
| Thornwood | Moderate Drought |
| Tillson | Moderate Drought |
| Tivoli | Abnormally Dry |
| Tuckahoe | Severe Drought |
| Unionville | Abnormally Dry |
| Upper Nyack | Moderate Drought |
| Valatie | Abnormally Dry |
| Valley Cottage | Moderate Drought |
| Verplanck | Moderate Drought |
| Viola | Abnormally Dry |
| Wallkill | Abnormally Dry |
| Warwick | Abnormally Dry |
| West Haverstraw | Abnormally Dry |
| West Hurley | Abnormally Dry |
| Briarcliff Manor | Moderate Drought |
| Cold Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Dobbs Ferry | Severe Drought |
| Hastings-on-Hudson | Severe Drought |
| Highland Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Moriches | Moderate Drought |
| Napanoch | Abnormally Dry |
| Nelsonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Stottville | Abnormally Dry |
| Suffern | Abnormally Dry |
| West Nyack | Abnormally Dry |
| West Point | Abnormally Dry |
| West Sand Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodstock | Abnormally Dry |
| Wynantskill | Abnormally Dry |
| Yonkers | Severe Drought |
| Yorktown Heights | Abnormally Dry |
| Zena | Abnormally Dry |
| New Hempstead | Abnormally Dry |
| Walker Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomingburg | Abnormally Dry |
| New York | Moderate Drought |
| Albany | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrison | Severe Drought |
| Larchmont | Severe Drought |
| Mamaroneck | Severe Drought |
| Port Chester | Severe Drought |
| Rye | Severe Drought |
| Scarsdale | Severe Drought |
| White Plains | Severe Drought |
| Fishkill | Abnormally Dry |
| Airmont | Abnormally Dry |
| New Hempstead | Abnormally Dry |
| Montebello | Abnormally Dry |
| Rye Brook | Severe Drought |
| Wesley Hills | Abnormally Dry |
| Chestnut Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Kaser | Abnormally Dry |
| Copake Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Fire Island | Moderate Drought |
| Heritage Hills | Abnormally Dry |
| Hillside | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Mohegan | Abnormally Dry |
| Brewster Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Hampton Manor | Abnormally Dry |
| Lorenz Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Peach Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Watchtower | Moderate Drought |
| Taconic Shores | Moderate Drought |