Contacts:

For more information about the Drought Monitor map, please contact:

Brad Rippey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 202-720-2397

David Miskus, Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, NOAA, 202-720-7919

Rich Tinker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 301-763-8000, ext. 7568

Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, 402-472-8238

Richard Heim, National Climatic Data Center, NOAA, 828-271-4682

Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center, 402-472-6775

Michael James, Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, USDA, 202-690-1181

Eric Luebehusen, Join Agricultural Weather Facility/World Agricultural Outlook Board, USDA, 202-720-3361

Mike Brewer, National Climatic Data Center, NOAA, 828-271-4479