– Share of state experiencing drought conditions (20-year average): 29,023 sq. mi. (49.4% of land area); 4,792,809 people (49.5% of population)— Moderate drought: 19,307 sq. mi. (32.8% of land area); 3,329,018 people (34.4% of population)— Severe drought: 11,806 sq. mi. (20.1% of land area); 2,138,996 people (22.1% of population)— Extreme drought: 5,776 sq. mi. (9.8% of land area); 999,275 people (10.3% of population)— Exceptional drought: 1,490 sq. mi. (2.5% of land area); 262,004 people (2.7% of population)Like most of its regional neighbors in the South, Georgia is enjoying a spell where most of the state is free of abnormally dry or drought conditions. At one point during a long drought that lasted from 2006–2008, however, about half the state was classified as experiencing exceptional drought. Other long and destructive droughts plagued the state for much of the 2010s.
March 24, 2021
– Share of state experiencing drought conditions (20-year average): 29,023 sq. mi. (49.4% of land area); 4,792,809 people (49.5% of population)— Moderate drought: 19,307 sq. mi. (32.8% of land area); 3,329,018 people (34.4% of population)— Severe drought: 11,806 sq. mi. (20.1% of land area); 2,138,996 people (22.1% of population)— Extreme drought: 5,776 sq. mi. (9.8% of land area); 999,275 people (10.3% of population)— Exceptional drought: 1,490 sq. mi. (2.5% of land area); 262,004 people (2.7% of population)Like most of its regional neighbors in the South, Georgia is enjoying a spell where most of the state is free of abnormally dry or drought conditions. At one point during a long drought that lasted from 2006–2008, however, about half the state was classified as experiencing exceptional drought. Other long and destructive droughts plagued the state for much of the 2010s.