Value Anomaly Rank Mean

Palmer Drought Severity Index

August 1982

-4-3-2-11234

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August 1982 Climate Regions Palmer Drought Severity Index

Climate Region	Value	Anomaly	Rank 130 Years	1901-2000 Mean
Northeast	-0.66	-0.66	52	0.00
Upper Midwest	2.19	2.03	102	0.16
Ohio Valley	2.45	2.45	105	0.00
Southeast	1.37	1.39	92	-0.02
Northern Rockies and Plains	3.06	2.20	91	0.86
South	-0.20	-0.23	65	0.03
Southwest	0.44	-0.01	81	0.45
Northwest	2.52	2.56	118	-0.04
West	3.38	3.29	119	0.09

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 27, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/mapping