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Regional Time Series

Please note, Degree Days are not available for Great Plains, Souther Plains and Gulf Coast, Rockies and Westward, River Basins, or Agricultural Belts. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales. Data are available for bulk download.

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Northeast Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)
October
Date	PDSI	Rank (out of 130)
October 2024	-2.01	25
October 2023	3.00	114
October 2022	0.38	60
October 2021	3.68	121
October 2020	-1.61	33
October 2019	3.80	122
October 2018	4.13	126
October 2017	1.82	93
October 2016	-2.19	22
October 2015	-0.15	53
October 2014	0.39	61
October 2013	1.71	89
October 2012	1.54	86
October 2011	6.12	130
October 2010	1.13	76
October 2009	3.96	124
October 2008	3.18	117
October 2007	-1.77	30
October 2006	4.38	127
October 2005	2.52	107
October 2004	3.87	123
October 2003	4.00	125
October 2002	0.35	59
October 2001	-2.80	12
October 2000	-0.26	50
October 1999	1.88	95
October 1998	-1.52	35
October 1997	0.69	68
October 1996	4.61	128
October 1995	1.19	78
October 1994	-0.77	46
October 1993	0.55	63
October 1992	1.78	91
October 1991	-1.91	27
October 1990	3.43	118
October 1989	2.94	112
October 1988	-1.90	28
October 1987	1.36	84
October 1986	1.59	88
October 1985	0.44	62
October 1984	-1.14	42
October 1983	-2.09	24
October 1982	-1.87	29
October 1981	2.29	105
October 1980	-1.65	32
October 1979	2.55	108
October 1978	-1.18	41
October 1977	2.79	110
October 1976	4.76	129
October 1975	3.64	120
October 1974	2.00	100
October 1973	1.90	96
October 1972	2.31	106
October 1971	-0.51	49
October 1970	-0.68	47
October 1969	0.15	56
October 1968	-2.56	16
October 1967	1.31	83
October 1966	-3.82	4
October 1965	-4.73	1
October 1964	-4.62	2
October 1963	-3.79	5
October 1962	-1.40	37
October 1961	-1.59	34
October 1960	-0.04	55
October 1959	1.01	74
October 1958	3.10	115
October 1957	-3.73	6
October 1956	-0.17	52
October 1955	2.64	109
October 1954	2.03	101
October 1953	-2.66	15
October 1952	-1.51	36
October 1951	0.74	69
October 1950	-0.61	48
October 1949	-3.26	7
October 1948	-1.74	31
October 1947	-2.53	17
October 1946	-0.06	54
October 1945	2.91	111
October 1944	0.23	58
October 1943	0.85	71
October 1942	1.27	80
October 1941	-3.23	9
October 1940	-0.88	45
October 1939	-2.26	21
October 1938	2.24	104
October 1937	1.97	99
October 1936	-1.29	40
October 1935	0.18	57
October 1934	0.65	64
October 1933	1.75	90
October 1932	0.67	67
October 1931	-1.98	26
October 1930	-4.15	3
October 1929	-1.40	37
October 1928	-0.19	51
October 1927	1.86	94
October 1926	1.81	92
October 1925	1.29	81
October 1924	-1.05	44
October 1923	-2.41	18
October 1922	-1.30	39
October 1921	-2.85	10
October 1920	1.44	85
October 1919	0.95	73
October 1918	1.30	82
October 1917	2.98	113
October 1916	-1.10	43
October 1915	1.93	97
October 1914	-2.38	19
October 1913	0.65	64
October 1912	1.06	75
October 1911	1.19	78
October 1910	-2.74	13
October 1909	-2.34	20
October 1908	-2.84	11
October 1907	2.16	103
October 1906	0.75	70
October 1905	1.94	98
October 1904	2.09	102
October 1903	3.16	116
October 1902	3.63	119
October 1901	1.22	79
October 1900	-2.67	14
October 1899	-2.16	23
October 1898	1.59	88
October 1897	0.67	67
October 1896	0.92	72
October 1895	-3.26	7

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2025, retrieved on August 13, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/time-series

Request Parameter	Type	Description
scope	String	Accepted Values national National regional Regional statewide Statewide divisional Divisional county County city City
location	String	Accepted Values (click scope to toggle) National ↓ Regional ↓ Statewide ↓ Divisional ↓ County ↓ City ↓ (start dates are in parentheses)
parameter	String	Accepted Values* tavg Average Temperature tmax Maximum Temperature tmin Minimum Temperature pcp Precipitation cdd Cooling Degree Days hdd Heating Degree Days pdsi Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) phdi Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) pmdi Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) zndx Palmer Z-Index Please note, not all parameters are available for all locations and timescales. More info ↓ Degree Days* are not available for: Cities Alaska Hawaii Great Plains Souther Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward River Basins Agricultural Belts Palmer Indices are not available for: Cities Alaska Hawaii PDSI, PHDI, and PMDI are not offered for multiple-month time scales.
timescale	Integer, String	Accepted Values 1-99 Number of Months ytd Year to Date
month	Integer	Accepted Values 1-12 January-December 0 All Months
startYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be less than or equal to endYear) 1895-2025
endYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be greater than or equal to startYear) 1895-2025
format	String	Accepted Values csv Comma-Separated Values json JavaScript Object Notation xml Extensible Markup Language
basePeriod	Boolean	Accepted Values true Return anomalies based on the requested base period mean false Return no anomalies
basePeriodBegYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be less than or equal to basePeriodEndYear) 1895-2025
basePeriodEndYear	Integer	4-digit year (must be greater than or equal to basePeriodBegYear) 1895-2025

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