CAN DROUGHT

Description: The Canadian Drought Outlook raster dataset is produced by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The Canadian Drought Outlook predicts whether drought across Canada will emerge, stay the same or get better over the target month. In calculating the outlook, consideration is given to Agroclimate indices, such as the Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), the Standard Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI), and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). The drought outlook is issued on the first Thursday of each calendar month and is valid for 32 days from that date. 

• NoData Value=-9999 = no data
• 0 = no data
• 1 = drought removal
• 2= drought improves
• 3= drought develops
• 4= drought persists
• 5= drought worsens

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Spatial resolution: ~0.8-km (1/100-deg)

Time Span: 2021-06-01 to Present (updated first week of each month)

Variables:

• Drought Outlook Class

Website: Canadian Drought Outlook Website

Google Earth Engine: 

• CAN DROUGHT dataset provided through Earth Engine Community Catalog (projects/climate-engine-pro/assets/ce-aafc-cdo-monthly).
• Climate Engine accesses this data by scraping data from here.

Terms of Use:

• See Open Government License - Canda here

References:

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2021, “Canadian Drought Outlook”, Agroclimate, Geomatics and Earth Observation Division, Science and Technology Branch.