The drought-parched landscape of 2011 was followed by one of the wettest winters on record.The OSC produces drought monitoring information and reports, conducts research on the causes and impacts of drought in Texas, and provides information to the Texas Drought Preparedness Council and the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Texas Drought Coordination Team

Team Description

Register for the Texas Drought Webinar

Texas Drought Monitoring Tools

Quasi-Weekly Summary

Texas Drought Maps

Access to our Experimental Hi-Res Drought Maps

• Tracking drought in Texas: Kicking it down a notch: A slide show describing our Texas Drought Maps.

OSC Publications about Texas Drought

• 2011 Texas Drought: A briefing packet for the Texas Legislature, October 31, 2011.

• 2008-2009 Texas Drought: An assessment of the meteorological severity of the 2008-2009 Texas drought through July 2009.