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Palmer Drought Severity Index

September 1963

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September 1963 Climate Regions Regional Palmer Drought Severity Index

Climate Region	Value	Rank 130 Years	Anomaly	1901-2000 Mean
Northeast	-2.39	15	-2.49	0.10
Upper Midwest	-1.70	23	-1.93	0.23
Ohio Valley	-2.25	19	-2.36	0.11
Southeast	-0.63	59	-0.56	-0.07
Northern Rockies and Plains	1.69	76	0.87	0.82
South	-5.43	5	-5.48	0.05
Southwest	-2.64	26	-3.09	0.45
Northwest	1.62	108	1.65	-0.03
West	2.93	120	2.81	0.12

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Mapping, published June 2025, retrieved on June 30, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/mapping