WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE CENTRAL REGION CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA WEEK 55 OF THE 2023 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 16 MAR 2024 SOIL PCT MONTH PRELIM-P PRECIP MOISTURE FIELD CHANGE MOIST FINAL -F NEEDED UPPER LOWER CAP. POT RUN CROP FROM ANOM PALMER TO END TEMP PCPN LAYER LAYER END EVAP OFF MOIST PREV (Z) DROUGHT DROUGHT ST CD CLIMATE DIVISION (F) (IN) (IN) (IN) WEEK (IN) (IN) INDEX WEEK INDEX INDEX (IN) CO 1 AR DRAINAGE BASIN 37.2 0.78 1.00 2.95 56.4 0.09 0.00 0.35 0.33 1.49 2.17 F CO 2 CO DRAINAGE BASIN 34.4 0.73 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.06 0.67 0.79 0.17 3.74 2.66 F CO 3 KS DRAINAGE BASIN 42.0 0.09 0.92 1.98 36.2 0.17 0.00 -0.00 -0.16 0.06 0.64 P CO 4 PLATTE DRNG. BASIN 36.7 1.02 1.00 5.26 89.4 0.10 0.00 0.77 0.50 3.36 4.51 F CO 5 RIO GRANDE DRNG. B. 29.7 1.78 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 1.78 3.56 0.00 21.19 61.80 F IL 1 NORTHWEST 47.5 0.67 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.29 0.38 0.88 -0.12 0.77 0.40 P IL 2 NORTHEAST 48.7 0.67 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.32 0.35 1.09 -0.39 1.52 1.71 F IL 3 WEST 49.8 0.99 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.31 0.68 0.92 0.17 0.27 -0.65 P 0.93 IL 4 CENTRAL 50.7 0.55 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.33 0.22 0.68 -0.28 -0.11 0.88 P IL 5 EAST 50.0 0.52 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.33 0.19 0.76 -0.37 0.25 1.26 P IL 6 WEST SOUTHWEST 53.0 0.79 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.37 0.42 0.65 -0.08 -0.56 -0.84 P 1.55 IL 7 EAST SOUTHEAST 51.3 0.75 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.33 0.42 0.43 -0.09 -0.99 -1.08 P 2.29 IL 8 SOUTHWEST 53.5 0.50 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.36 0.14 0.14 -0.28 -1.77 -1.92 P 4.86 IL 9 SOUTHEAST 52.4 0.37 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.33 0.04 0.17 -0.46 -1.53 -1.47 P 3.78 IN 1 NORTHWEST 48.7 0.79 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.31 0.48 1.11 -0.15 1.03 1.06 P IN 2 NORTH CENTRAL 47.8 1.04 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.30 0.74 0.90 0.24 0.75 0.72 P IN 3 NORTHEAST 47.5 1.42 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.29 1.13 1.14 0.63 1.12 0.73 P IN 4 WEST CENTRAL 49.7 0.82 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.31 0.51 0.53 -0.00 -0.23 -1.33 P 2.68 IN 5 CENTRAL 48.7 0.66 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.29 0.37 0.84 -0.14 0.27 -1.11 P 2.16 IN 6 EAST CENTRAL 47.9 0.56 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.29 0.27 0.79 -0.25 0.47 -1.89 P 3.82 IN 7 SOUTHWEST 51.4 0.71 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.32 0.39 0.43 -0.11 -1.16 -1.10 P 2.58 IN 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 50.5 0.68 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.30 0.38 0.79 -0.13 -0.55 -1.66 P 4.24 IN 9 SOUTHEAST 48.6 0.62 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.27 0.35 1.00 -0.28 -0.24 -0.13 P IA 1 NORTHWEST 44.2 0.40 1.00 8.48 94.8 0.23 0.00 0.16 0.15 -0.97 0.27 P IA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 43.9 0.49 1.00 6.27 72.7 0.23 0.00 0.18 0.19 -2.46 -3.81 F 6.14 IA 3 NORTHEAST 44.8 0.45 1.00 8.25 92.5 0.25 0.00 0.18 -0.13 -1.26 -3.29 P 5.14 IA 4 WEST CENTRAL 45.7 0.50 1.00 6.10 71.0 0.25 0.00 0.18 0.16 -1.72 -2.84 F 4.83 IA 5 CENTRAL 45.9 0.38 1.00 6.53 75.3 0.24 0.00 0.10 0.02 -2.06 -3.18 F 5.50 IA 6 EAST CENTRAL 47.3 0.69 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.28 0.35 0.46 -0.10 -0.21 -2.07 P 3.36 IA 7 SOUTHWEST 47.1 0.49 1.00 5.96 69.6 0.27 0.00 0.15 -0.02 -1.73 -3.62 F 6.65 IA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 48.5 0.78 1.00 7.72 87.2 0.30 0.00 0.40 0.33 -1.27 -2.37 P 4.09 IA 9 SOUTHEAST 49.0 1.25 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.31 0.94 1.30 0.45 1.28 0.73 P KS 1 NORTHWEST 45.7 0.02 0.59 2.03 23.9 0.22 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -1.82 -2.32 P 3.04 KS 2 NORTH CENTRAL 49.1 0.53 1.00 4.64 56.4 0.27 0.00 0.14 0.13 -1.19 -0.83 P 1.11 KS 3 NORTHEAST 49.7 0.66 1.00 8.91 99.1 0.28 0.00 0.36 0.29 -0.74 -0.13 P KS 4 WEST CENTRAL 47.5 0.07 0.39 1.83 24.6 0.25 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -2.04 -1.21 P 1.39 KS 5 CENTRAL 50.5 0.10 0.81 4.85 70.7 0.29 0.00 0.00 -0.23 -1.04 0.30 P KS 6 EAST CENTRAL 48.0 0.27 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.23 0.04 0.43 -0.46 -0.04 1.78 P KS 7 SOUTHWEST 50.0 0.03 0.13 2.50 29.2 0.28 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -1.92 1.09 P KS 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 52.2 0.01 0.42 5.91 90.4 0.31 0.00 0.01 -0.10 -1.01 1.16 P KS 9 SOUTHEAST 54.0 0.25 0.90 7.00 98.8 0.35 0.00 0.41 -0.50 -0.44 0.80 P KY 1 WESTERN 53.0 0.52 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.34 0.18 0.19 -0.21 -1.90 -0.91 F 2.42 KY 2 CENTRAL 51.4 0.54 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.31 0.23 1.08 -0.60 -0.68 -0.43 P KY 3 BLUE GRASS 49.6 0.73 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.28 0.45 1.42 -0.52 0.28 0.30 P KY 4 EASTERN 50.1 0.37 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.29 0.08 1.05 -0.88 -0.27 -0.15 P MI 1 WEST UPPER 36.7 0.12 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.12 0.00 -0.01 -0.33 -1.46 -2.71 F 3.57 MI 2 EAST UPPER 36.7 0.11 0.98 5.00 99.7 0.13 0.00 -0.01 -0.46 -1.12 -2.63 P 3.37 MI 3 NORTHWEST LOWER 39.3 0.14 0.98 5.00 99.6 0.16 0.00 0.72 -0.71 1.28 1.13 P MI 4 NORTHEAST LOWER 38.6 0.27 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.16 0.11 0.96 -0.74 2.50 1.27 P MI 5 WEST CENTRAL LOWER 41.0 0.75 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.19 0.56 1.42 -0.30 1.90 0.94 F MI 6 CENTRAL LOWER 41.0 0.83 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.18 0.65 1.40 -0.10 2.29 3.25 F MI 7 EAST CENTRAL LOWER 41.4 0.71 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.17 0.54 1.18 -0.10 1.52 4.47 F MI 8 SOUTHWEST LOWER 44.8 0.70 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.25 0.45 1.19 -0.27 1.42 2.64 P MI 9 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER 44.4 0.60 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.24 0.36 0.86 -0.14 0.69 2.56 P MI 10 SOUTHEAST LOWER 44.7 0.55 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.25 0.30 0.57 -0.20 -0.02 3.73 P MN 1 NORTHWEST 36.9 0.00 0.89 3.83 67.4 0.11 0.00 0.00 -0.07 -1.27 -3.07 F 3.20 MN 2 NORTH CENTRAL 35.6 0.03 0.94 5.39 90.5 0.09 0.00 0.00 -0.05 -1.15 -2.25 P 2.30 MN 3 NORTHEAST 34.9 0.06 0.98 6.00 99.7 0.08 0.00 0.00 -0.05 -1.23 -0.88 P 0.67 MN 4 WEST CENTRAL 41.5 0.00 0.81 6.00 97.3 0.19 0.00 0.01 -0.03 -0.66 1.67 P MN 5 CENTRAL 41.3 0.00 0.79 7.00 97.4 0.19 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.04 1.02 P MN 6 EAST CENTRAL 39.2 0.00 0.82 6.00 97.4 0.16 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.39 1.00 P MN 7 SOUTHWEST 43.4 0.02 0.74 5.96 83.7 0.22 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -1.39 0.04 P MN 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 43.2 0.07 0.77 6.17 86.7 0.21 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -1.87 -2.33 P 3.27 MN 9 SOUTHEAST 43.0 0.01 0.75 5.86 82.7 0.22 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -2.29 -3.33 F 4.91 MO 1 NORTHWEST PRAIRIE 50.7 1.30 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.32 0.69 0.97 0.88 -0.24 0.23 P MO 2 NORTHEAST PRAIRIE 52.7 0.93 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.37 0.56 0.69 0.07 -0.56 -1.78 P 3.47 MO 3 WEST CENTRAL PLAINS 54.0 0.80 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.38 0.42 1.07 -0.24 0.12 -0.91 P 1.62 MO 4 WEST OZARKS 55.8 0.47 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.42 0.05 0.58 -0.48 -1.05 -1.33 P 2.99 MO 5 EAST OZARKS 54.4 0.42 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.39 0.03 0.24 -0.47 -1.74 -2.12 P 5.22 MO 6 BOOTHEEL 54.2 0.48 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.35 0.13 0.18 -0.36 -1.87 -1.00 F 2.61 NE 1 PANHANDLE 40.5 0.08 0.92 1.87 31.0 0.16 0.00 0.00 -0.06 -0.92 0.57 P NE 2 NORTH CENTRAL 44.2 0.01 0.68 5.16 73.0 0.23 0.00 0.01 -0.04 -1.21 1.24 P NE 3 NORTHEAST 47.8 0.06 0.40 7.71 81.1 0.29 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.84 0.27 P NE 5 CENTRAL 45.9 0.05 0.76 5.08 53.1 0.24 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -1.70 -0.28 P NE 6 EAST CENTRAL 48.0 0.37 0.74 3.51 42.5 0.28 0.00 0.03 0.04 -2.51 -4.64 F 8.61 NE 7 SOUTHWEST 43.8 0.05 0.86 2.74 36.0 0.19 0.00 -0.01 -0.16 -0.26 -0.36 P NE 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 47.3 0.21 0.84 3.56 44.0 0.25 0.00 -0.01 -0.06 -1.51 -0.85 P 0.97 NE 9 SOUTHEAST 48.0 0.58 1.00 6.75 70.5 0.27 0.00 0.21 0.14 -1.44 -2.82 P 5.21 ND 1 NORTHWEST 36.8 0.00 0.88 1.49 39.6 0.12 0.00 0.00 -0.17 0.18 -0.68 P 0.38 ND 2 NORTH CENTRAL 35.8 0.00 0.91 1.52 34.7 0.09 0.00 -0.01 -0.13 -0.38 -2.54 P 2.41 ND 3 NORTHEAST 36.2 0.04 0.94 1.60 36.3 0.10 0.00 -0.01 -0.07 -0.75 -3.77 F 3.74 ND 4 WEST CENTRAL 39.4 0.00 0.83 2.01 35.5 0.17 0.00 0.00 -0.08 -0.47 -1.20 P 0.94 ND 5 CENTRAL 38.4 0.00 0.85 2.76 45.2 0.15 0.00 0.00 -0.08 -0.82 -0.84 F 0.60 ND 6 EAST CENTRAL 38.1 0.01 0.88 4.08 62.0 0.13 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -0.37 0.17 P ND 7 SOUTHWEST 41.0 0.00 0.71 0.99 21.2 0.20 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -1.44 -1.91 P 1.59 ND 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 40.1 0.00 0.83 4.76 69.8 0.17 0.00 0.00 -0.13 0.76 3.60 P ND 9 SOUTHEAST 40.2 0.00 0.82 4.71 69.2 0.18 0.00 0.01 -0.04 -0.06 1.23 P SD 1 NORTHWEST 41.3 0.00 0.15 2.21 29.5 0.19 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -1.76 -0.11 P SD 2 NORTH CENTRAL 41.8 0.00 0.81 3.04 48.1 0.19 0.00 0.00 -0.04 -1.13 1.20 P SD 3 NORTHEAST 42.3 0.00 0.79 5.46 78.1 0.21 0.00 0.01 -0.04 -0.80 2.20 P SD 4 BLACK HILLS 39.0 0.01 0.86 4.72 69.7 0.15 0.00 0.00 -0.05 -1.34 -0.79 F 0.67 SD 5 SOUTHWEST 42.4 0.00 0.65 2.25 36.2 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.57 0.85 P SD 6 CENTRAL 43.7 0.00 0.73 4.73 68.2 0.21 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -1.17 3.71 P SD 7 EAST CENTRAL 43.9 0.00 0.73 5.16 73.6 0.24 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.25 1.03 P SD 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 43.8 0.00 0.64 4.69 88.9 0.21 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -0.75 2.59 P SD 9 SOUTHEAST 46.1 0.00 0.56 4.35 61.4 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.97 -0.66 P 0.62 WI 1 NORTHWEST 39.0 0.00 0.84 6.00 97.7 0.16 0.00 0.01 -0.02 -1.61 -2.43 P 3.05 WI 2 NORTH CENTRAL 38.8 0.01 0.85 7.00 98.1 0.16 0.00 -0.01 -0.25 -1.37 -2.76 F 3.59 WI 3 NORTHEAST 40.2 0.00 0.82 7.00 97.7 0.18 0.00 -0.01 -0.37 -1.02 -1.88 P 2.61 WI 4 WEST CENTRAL 43.2 0.00 0.77 7.00 97.2 0.23 0.00 -0.01 -0.14 -1.47 -0.82 P 0.91 WI 5 CENTRAL 42.8 0.02 0.79 8.00 97.7 0.23 0.00 0.00 -0.28 -1.31 -1.02 P 1.31 WI 6 EAST CENTRAL 42.5 0.12 0.90 7.00 98.7 0.22 0.00 0.16 -0.50 -0.46 -0.27 P WI 7 SOUTHWEST 45.0 0.56 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.25 0.31 0.31 -0.06 -0.39 -1.54 P 2.16 WI 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 44.3 0.89 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.24 0.65 1.14 0.15 1.23 0.64 P WI 9 SOUTHEAST 44.2 0.96 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.24 0.72 1.49 -0.04 2.34 2.30 F WY 1 YELLOWSTONE DRAINAGE 26.4 0.06 1.00 0.22 17.4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.27 -13.60 F 16.39 WY 2 SNAKE DRAINAGE 26.8 0.31 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.31 0.32 -0.00 -0.85 -3.57 F 5.41 WY 3 GREEN AND BEAR DRNG. 29.9 0.25 1.00 5.04 86.3 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.01 2.63 4.69 F WY 4 BIG HORN 34.1 0.08 1.00 1.05 25.6 0.04 0.00 0.01 -0.02 0.70 0.75 P WY 5 PWDR/LTL MO/TONGUE D 36.0 0.08 0.34 0.38 9.0 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.03 -5.85 F 5.72 WY 6 BELLE FOURCHE DRNG. 37.5 0.18 1.00 2.50 43.8 0.12 0.00 0.03 -0.05 0.07 -3.10 P 3.06 WY 7 CHEYENNE/NIOBRARA DR 34.9 0.06 0.98 0.89 23.4 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.26 -1.35 P 0.93 WY 8 LOWER PLATTE 35.5 0.36 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.07 0.29 0.30 -0.04 4.18 7.01 F WY 9 WIND RIVER 33.0 0.31 1.00 6.88 98.5 0.02 0.00 0.28 -0.01 4.12 9.28 F WY 10 UPPER PLATTE 30.2 0.40 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.40 0.41 -0.00 5.38 10.82 F END OF DATA