Recent U.S. Drought Monitor data valid September 1, 2026, show exceptional (D4) drought limited to small areas of North Carolina, including portions of Brunswick County and northern Guilford County, amid broader D3-D4 coverage in parts of the Southeast and scattered western regions. Scattered heavy rains in recent weeks improved conditions across much of the Florida Peninsula, southeast Georgia, and coastal South Carolina, while short-term deficits expanded dryness in southern Alabama and central Georgia. Nationally, D4 occupies roughly 1.4% of U.S. area. The next weekly map, released around September 10 and reflecting conditions near September 8, will incorporate updated precipitation, soil moisture, and streamflow observations from NOAA and partners; any additional rainfall or heat-driven evaporation in the interim could shift D4 boundaries or intensity in affected states.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedExceptional drought (D4) by state — week of September 8, 2026

Alabama
4%

Arizona
4%

Arkansas
96%

California
5%

Colorado
87%

Delaware
4%

Florida
5%

Georgia
4%

Idaho
96%

Illinois
4%

Indiana
5%

Iowa
5%

Kansas
5%

Kentucky
5%

Louisiana
5%

Maryland
6%

Minnesota
4%

Mississippi
94%

Missouri
7%

Montana
5%

Nebraska
94%

Nevada
94%

New Jersey
5%

New Mexico
94%

North Carolina
89%

North Dakota
6%

Ohio
5%

Oklahoma
95%

Oregon
95%

Pennsylvania
4%

South Carolina
6%

South Dakota
5%

Tennessee
5%

Texas
94%

Utah
92%

Virginia
7%

Washington
7%

West Virginia
5%

Wisconsin
6%

Wyoming
8%
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Alabama
4%

Arizona
4%

Arkansas
96%

California
5%

Colorado
87%

Delaware
4%

Florida
5%

Georgia
4%

Idaho
96%

Illinois
4%

Indiana
5%

Iowa
5%

Kansas
5%

Kentucky
5%

Louisiana
5%

Maryland
6%

Minnesota
4%

Mississippi
94%

Missouri
7%

Montana
5%

Nebraska
94%

Nevada
94%

New Jersey
5%

New Mexico
94%

North Carolina
89%

North Dakota
6%

Ohio
5%

Oklahoma
95%

Oregon
95%

Pennsylvania
4%

South Carolina
6%

South Dakota
5%

Tennessee
5%

Texas
94%

Utah
92%

Virginia
7%

Washington
7%

West Virginia
5%

Wisconsin
6%

Wyoming
8%
D4 area below 0.05% is treated as cartographic noise at state borders and resolves "No".
Alabama carries a market in May through November, so this market exists for the week valid September 8, 2026. Weeks outside that window have no Alabama market and make no claim about Alabama's drought.
Each USDM release covers the seven-day period ending Tuesday at 8:00 AM ET and is published the following Thursday.
Resolution is based on the first published US Drought Monitor release for the listed week. Subsequent revisions will not be considered; the first published release is final.
The resolution source for this market is the US Drought Monitor at droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
Market Opened: Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Resolution Source
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DmData/DataTables.aspxResolver
0x65070BE91...D4 area below 0.05% is treated as cartographic noise at state borders and resolves "No".
Alabama carries a market in May through November, so this market exists for the week valid September 8, 2026. Weeks outside that window have no Alabama market and make no claim about Alabama's drought.
Each USDM release covers the seven-day period ending Tuesday at 8:00 AM ET and is published the following Thursday.
Resolution is based on the first published US Drought Monitor release for the listed week. Subsequent revisions will not be considered; the first published release is final.
The resolution source for this market is the US Drought Monitor at droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
Resolution Source
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DmData/DataTables.aspxResolver
0x65070BE91...Recent U.S. Drought Monitor data valid September 1, 2026, show exceptional (D4) drought limited to small areas of North Carolina, including portions of Brunswick County and northern Guilford County, amid broader D3-D4 coverage in parts of the Southeast and scattered western regions. Scattered heavy rains in recent weeks improved conditions across much of the Florida Peninsula, southeast Georgia, and coastal South Carolina, while short-term deficits expanded dryness in southern Alabama and central Georgia. Nationally, D4 occupies roughly 1.4% of U.S. area. The next weekly map, released around September 10 and reflecting conditions near September 8, will incorporate updated precipitation, soil moisture, and streamflow observations from NOAA and partners; any additional rainfall or heat-driven evaporation in the interim could shift D4 boundaries or intensity in affected states.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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