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Palmer Drought Severity Index

September 2016

-4-3-2-11234

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September 2016 Climate Regions Regional Palmer Drought Severity Index

Climate Region	Value	Anomaly	Rank 130 Years	1901-2000 Mean
Northeast	-2.45	-2.55	12	0.10
Upper Midwest	4.43	4.20	126	0.23
Ohio Valley	-0.16	-0.27	59	0.11
Southeast	-1.78	-1.71	37	-0.07
Northern Rockies and Plains	1.28	0.46	71	0.82
South	-0.24	-0.29	63	0.05
Southwest	-1.93	-2.38	37	0.45
Northwest	-2.67	-2.64	15	-0.03
West	-2.52	-2.64	26	0.12

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Mapping, published June 2025, retrieved on June 11, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/mapping