{
 "article": "/blog/posts/drought-history-by-state",
 "source": "U.S. Drought Monitor weekly state DSCI (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA)",
 "api": "https://usdmdataservices.unl.edu/api/StateStatistics/GetDSCI",
 "definition": "https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/About/AbouttheData/DSCI.aspx",
 "retrieved": "2026-10-14T15:30:41.702437+00:00",
 "weeks": [
  "2000-01-04",
  "2026-10-06"
 ],
 "input_sha256": "507b7ddb524c29adbad9beaecb33161d6c524382d7715078a10fb20455a7f495",
 "geographies": 52,
 "monthly_mean": "Arithmetic mean of the weekly values whose USDM map date falls in the month.",
 "state_mean": "Mean of weekly values 2000-01 to 2025-12 (complete years).",
 "widespread_year": "Calendar-year mean of weekly DSCI >= 200; Puerto Rico excluded; 2026 partial.",
 "limits": "DSCI is described by the NDMC as experimental. Statewide values hide local differences, and small states reach 0 or 500 more easily. Drought Monitor categories blend indicators and expert judgement; this is not a precipitation or soil-moisture measurement."
}