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Palmer Drought Severity Index

September 1982

-4-3-2-11234

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September 1982 Climate Regions Regional Palmer Drought Severity Index

Climate Region	Value	Anomaly	Rank 130 Years	1901-2000 Mean
Northeast	-0.96	-1.06	45	0.10
Upper Midwest	2.23	2.00	101	0.23
Ohio Valley	2.27	2.16	99	0.11
Southeast	1.14	1.21	88	-0.07
Northern Rockies and Plains	3.45	2.63	100	0.82
South	-0.97	-1.02	50	0.05
Southwest	1.45	1.00	96	0.45
Northwest	2.98	3.01	125	-0.03
West	4.37	4.25	126	0.12

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Mapping, published April 2025, retrieved on April 18, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/mapping