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Lifeline · drought.gov over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 20 years ago · on AboutUs since 2014 · 1 registrar change since Oct 17, 2024 · no registrant change on record since 2024 · last checked Sep 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredNov 3, 2006drought.gov was registered on Nov 3, 2006.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAug 13, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described drought.gov from Aug 13, 2014 to Aug 13, 2014 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2014Jul 1, 2014
Registrar
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyOct 17, 2024Registrar Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the registration data recorded on Oct 17, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)get.gov
Registrant
Registrant recordsOct 17, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026Registration records for drought.gov are held from Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 12, 2026 (21 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2024–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: noaa.govNameservers: noaa.govOct 17, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026Registration records listed noaa.gov nameservers (ns-01.noaa.gov, ns-02.noaa.gov, ns-03.noaa.gov) for drought.gov from Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncSep 13, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 4 certificates for drought.gov from Sep 13, 2025, the latest valid until Dec 20, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Google Trust Services
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Nov 3, 2006Registration: drought.gov was registered on Nov 3, 2006.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 25, 2026
Jul 1, 2014AboutUs record: “www.drought.gov Search form Search Big turnout for Texas Drought Forum More than people attended the Texas Drought Outlook and Assessment Forum in Wichita Falls...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2014
Aug 13, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described drought.gov from Aug 13, 2014 to Aug 13, 2014 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Oct 17, 2024Registrar: Registrar Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the registration data recorded on Oct 17, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 17, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026Registrant: Registration records for drought.gov are held from Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 12, 2026 (21 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 17, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026Registration records listed noaa.gov nameservers (ns-01.noaa.gov, ns-02.noaa.gov, ns-03.noaa.gov) for drought.gov from Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 12, 2026.
“www.drought.gov Search form Search Big turnout for Texas Drought Forum More than people attended the Texas Drought Outlook and Assessment Forum in Wichita Falls...”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2014
Current AboutUs recordJul 18, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
get.gov
Jan 2, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026 (latest)
Registrar get.gov (IANA 8888888) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for drought.gov, from Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 12, 2026.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Seen in the .gov zone file
Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026 (latest)
First seen in the .gov zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 29, 2026.
Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
Jul 24, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Google Trust Services issued 3 certificates for drought.gov from Jul 24, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 6, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Zone file:
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 2, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026Registrar: Registrar get.gov (IANA 8888888) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for drought.gov, from Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 12, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 13, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 4 certificates for drought.gov from Sep 13, 2025, the latest valid until Dec 20, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 18, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 24, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 3 certificates for drought.gov from Jul 24, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .gov zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 29, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
Registered 2006 · site is live · HTTPS valid
drought.gov has an AboutUs profile for public website intelligence, ownership context, trust signals, monitoring, and owner verification.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 51 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 51 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What drought.gov said about itself, 2014
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2014
www.drought.gov Search form Search Big turnout for Texas Drought Forum More than people attended the Texas Drought Outlook and Assessment Forum in Wichita Falls...
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.