Extreme drought grips West Texas
Many counties in West Texas and along the Mexico border are under extreme drought conditions. This year's drought conditions are much worse in El Paso, Hudspeth, Kendall and Bandera counties compared to the same time period between 2000 and 2023.
Current drought conditions
How this year’s conditions compare to historical norms
Extreme drought
Severe drought
Moderate drought
Abnormally dry
More
drought
Normal
Less
drought
Amarillo
No drought
Lubbock
El Paso
County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Odessa
El Paso
Alpine
Hudspeth
Austin
Kendall
Houston
San Antonio
Del Rio
Bandera
Laredo
Exceptional drought
Extreme drought is lingering in some counties
Extreme drought
Severe drought
Some counties in West and Central Texas have been experiencing extreme
drought for months. Colors show weeks when any part of a county was
under each drought category.
Moderate drought
Abnormally dry
Some parts of El Paso County have experienced
extreme drought since September 2023, the
longest streak on record.
El Paso County
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Kendall County has been
under extreme drought
conditions since March 2022.
Kendall County
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Current drought conditions
Extreme drought
Severe drought
Moderate drought
Abnormally dry
No drought
Amarillo
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Dallas
Odessa
El Paso
Alpine
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Del Rio
Laredo
How this year’s conditions compare to historical norms
More
drought
Normal
Less
drought
El Paso
County
Kendall
Hudspeth
Bandera
Extreme drought is lingering in
some counties
Some counties in West and Central Texas have
been experiencing extreme drought for months.
Colors show weeks when any part of a county
was under each drought category.
Exceptional drought
Extreme drought
Some parts of El Paso
County have experienced
extreme drought since
September 2023, the
longest streak on record.
Severe drought
Moderate drought
Abnormally dry
El Paso County
2000
2006
2012
2018
2024
Kendall County has been
under extreme drought
conditions since March 2022.
Kendall County
2000
2006
2012
2018
2024
Current drought conditions
How this year’s conditions compare to historical norms
Extreme drought
Severe drought
Moderate drought
More
drought
Normal
Less
drought
Abnormally dry
Amarillo
No drought
Lubbock
El Paso
County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Odessa
El Paso
Hudspeth
Alpine
Austin
Kendall
Houston
San Antonio
Del Rio
Bandera
Laredo
Extreme drought is lingering in some counties
Exceptional drought
Extreme drought
Some counties in West and Central Texas have been experiencing extreme
drought for months. Colors show weeks when any part of a county was under
each drought category.
Severe drought
Some parts of El Paso County
have experienced extreme
drought since September 2023,
the longest streak on record.
Moderate drought
Abnormally dry
El Paso County
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
A major drought hit Texas in 2011, pushing
nearly the entire state into extreme or
exceptional drought conditions.
Kendall County has been
under extreme drought
conditions since March 2022.
Kendall County
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024