WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE SOUTHERN 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) AL 1 NORTHERN VALLEY 54.4 1.81 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 1.49 2.28 0.70 -0.45 0.92 P AL 2 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN 55.1 1.15 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.80 1.95 -0.36 -0.24 0.65 P AL 3 UPPER PLAINS 57.4 1.23 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.86 2.18 -0.47 -0.12 1.24 P AL 4 EASTERN VALLEY 56.7 0.67 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.30 1.66 -1.07 -0.31 0.64 P AL 5 PIEDMONT PLATEAU 57.6 0.89 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.52 2.50 -1.46 0.63 1.48 P AL 6 PRAIRIE 59.7 1.03 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.41 0.62 2.55 -1.29 0.98 2.37 P AL 7 COASTAL PLAIN 60.3 0.83 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.41 0.42 2.17 -1.36 0.36 0.93 P AL 8 GULF 59.4 0.48 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.36 0.12 1.40 -1.19 -0.14 0.14 P AR 1 NORTHWEST 56.4 0.88 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.42 0.46 0.60 -0.03 -1.13 -0.61 P 1.22 AR 2 NORTH CENTRAL 56.5 1.32 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.41 0.91 1.33 0.41 -0.59 0.68 P AR 3 NORTHEAST 55.9 1.44 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.37 1.07 1.17 0.56 -1.24 -0.57 P 1.26 AR 4 WEST CENTRAL 56.7 1.61 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.39 1.22 1.59 0.72 -0.43 0.19 P AR 5 CENTRAL 55.8 2.45 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.35 2.10 2.72 1.47 0.49 1.59 P AR 6 EAST CENTRAL 56.4 1.97 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.36 1.61 1.63 1.11 -0.73 -0.31 P AR 7 SOUTHWEST 57.7 1.81 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.39 1.42 2.18 0.65 -0.06 2.60 P AR 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 57.8 2.96 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.37 2.59 3.53 1.67 1.08 2.43 F AR 9 SOUTHEAST 58.7 2.49 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 2.09 3.00 1.16 0.55 1.19 F FL 1 NORTHWEST 60.4 0.29 0.90 5.00 98.3 0.39 0.00 1.25 -1.27 -0.52 1.10 P FL 2 NORTH 63.7 0.01 0.54 5.00 92.4 0.47 0.00 0.59 -0.59 -0.96 0.37 P FL 3 NORTH CENTRAL 67.2 0.00 0.43 5.00 90.6 0.57 0.00 0.09 -0.50 -0.48 0.67 P FL 4 SOUTH CENTRAL 68.7 0.01 0.36 5.00 89.3 0.59 0.00 0.12 -0.25 -0.51 0.51 P FL 5 EVERGLADES/SW COAST 72.2 0.01 0.19 5.00 86.5 0.76 0.00 0.55 -0.47 1.37 1.77 P FL 6 LOWER EAST COAST 71.1 0.01 0.32 5.00 88.7 0.69 0.00 0.58 -0.48 1.30 2.05 P FL 7 KEYS 73.6 0.00 0.00 4.58 76.3 0.79 0.00 0.75 -0.14 1.34 5.22 P GA 1 NORTHWEST 54.5 0.69 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.33 0.36 1.92 -1.21 0.35 0.57 P GA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 54.9 0.48 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.13 2.13 -1.87 0.99 1.39 P GA 3 NORTHEAST 55.6 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.2 0.37 0.00 -1.58 -0.21 -5.29 -14.71 F 56.33 GA 4 WEST CENTRAL 57.4 0.50 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 0.12 2.63 -2.39 1.42 1.90 P GA 5 CENTRAL 57.9 0.32 0.95 5.00 99.2 0.37 0.00 1.83 -1.83 0.10 1.16 P GA 6 EAST CENTRAL 59.3 0.14 0.75 5.00 95.8 0.39 0.00 1.87 -1.85 0.41 2.67 P GA 7 SOUTHWEST 60.3 0.70 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 0.30 1.89 -1.29 0.02 1.05 P GA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 60.5 0.40 0.99 5.00 99.9 0.41 0.00 0.92 -0.92 -0.75 -0.16 P GA 9 SOUTHEAST 62.0 0.28 0.83 5.00 97.2 0.45 0.00 0.72 -0.72 -0.67 0.51 P LA 1 NORTHWEST 61.4 2.24 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.46 1.78 2.72 0.87 0.34 1.80 P LA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 60.8 2.55 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.44 2.11 3.22 0.99 0.42 1.55 F LA 3 NORTHEAST 60.4 1.78 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.43 1.35 2.75 -0.06 -0.02 1.47 P LA 4 WEST CENTRAL 63.6 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.51 0.50 1.04 -0.06 -1.93 -1.19 P 3.57 LA 5 CENTRAL 62.3 0.77 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.45 0.32 1.26 -0.65 -1.39 -0.66 P 1.79 LA 6 EAST CENTRAL 62.5 1.04 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.47 0.57 1.78 -0.63 -0.35 0.67 P LA 7 SOUTHWEST 63.0 0.82 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.46 0.36 0.36 -0.14 -1.95 -0.56 P 1.22 LA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 62.1 0.64 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.43 0.21 0.69 -0.29 -1.20 1.15 P LA 9 SOUTHEAST 60.8 0.44 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.07 1.79 -1.67 0.73 2.30 P MS 1 UPPER DELTA 56.3 2.41 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.34 2.07 2.75 1.39 -0.02 0.73 P MS 2 NORTH CENTRAL 55.6 1.91 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.34 1.57 1.81 1.07 -1.07 -0.40 P MS 3 NORTHEAST 56.5 1.96 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.36 1.60 2.21 0.99 -0.72 0.14 P MS 4 LOWER DELTA 58.8 1.85 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.39 1.46 2.76 0.15 0.38 1.29 F MS 5 CENTRAL 57.9 1.61 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 1.23 2.91 -0.45 0.81 1.44 F MS 6 EAST CENTRAL 57.7 1.60 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 1.23 2.69 -0.23 0.43 1.35 F MS 7 SOUTHWEST 61.6 0.87 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.46 0.41 1.82 -1.01 -0.59 0.73 P MS 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 61.3 0.60 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.44 0.16 1.94 -1.63 0.20 1.39 P MS 9 SOUTHEAST 59.0 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 0.63 3.01 -1.76 1.56 1.63 P MS 10 COASTAL 61.1 0.76 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.41 0.35 1.59 -0.90 -0.32 1.32 P NM 1 NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU 36.4 0.94 1.00 4.27 75.3 0.07 0.00 0.59 0.60 1.46 3.49 F NM 2 NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 37.7 0.43 1.00 4.19 74.1 0.13 0.00 0.21 0.11 0.80 1.80 F NM 3 NORTHEASTERN PLAINS 45.2 0.12 0.40 0.19 8.4 0.19 0.00 0.01 0.00 -0.94 -0.16 P NM 4 SOUTHWESTERN MTNS. 38.7 0.60 1.00 2.46 49.5 0.13 0.00 0.22 0.22 0.58 2.71 P NM 5 CENTRAL VALLEY 42.8 0.29 0.93 1.24 31.1 0.14 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.68 1.95 F NM 6 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 41.0 0.39 0.97 2.24 45.9 0.18 0.00 0.09 0.10 -0.85 -0.93 P 0.87 NM 7 SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS 49.0 0.13 0.00 0.02 0.3 0.23 0.00 -0.26 0.00 -1.18 -2.39 P 2.59 NM 8 SOUTHERN DESERT 47.0 0.06 0.73 0.59 18.9 0.18 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.56 P OK 1 PANHANDLE 50.9 0.04 0.14 3.45 44.9 0.29 0.00 0.01 0.01 -1.71 1.49 P OK 2 NORTH CENTRAL 55.0 0.02 0.33 6.00 90.5 0.35 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.20 2.21 P OK 3 NORTHEAST 57.2 0.19 0.78 5.00 96.3 0.41 0.00 0.16 -0.50 -1.26 -0.42 P OK 4 WEST CENTRAL 54.2 0.06 0.43 6.00 91.8 0.32 0.00 0.01 -0.04 -0.90 2.35 P OK 5 CENTRAL 56.9 0.24 0.86 6.00 98.0 0.38 0.00 0.01 -0.36 -0.84 1.18 P OK 6 EAST CENTRAL 57.2 1.11 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.39 0.72 0.73 0.30 -0.71 0.20 P OK 7 SOUTHWEST 54.9 0.20 0.78 6.00 96.8 0.31 0.00 0.01 -0.19 -0.53 1.14 P OK 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 57.4 0.75 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.37 0.38 0.39 -0.01 -0.49 0.90 P OK 9 SOUTHEAST 56.9 1.21 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.37 0.84 1.23 0.34 -0.51 0.71 P TN 1 EASTERN 50.5 0.89 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.28 0.61 1.62 -0.39 0.00 1.08 P TN 2 CUMBERLAND PLATEAU 51.6 1.29 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 0.97 2.12 -0.18 0.02 0.72 F TN 3 MIDDLE 53.1 1.49 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.32 1.17 1.90 0.44 -0.57 -0.14 P TN 4 WESTERN 55.0 1.21 1.00 3.00 100.0 0.35 0.81 0.85 0.61 -1.65 -0.51 P 1.06 TX 1 HIGH PLAINS 51.7 0.29 0.18 1.15 22.1 0.29 0.00 0.03 0.01 -1.19 -0.02 P TX 2 LOW ROLLING PLAINS 56.8 0.62 0.74 4.93 80.9 0.34 0.00 0.28 0.23 -0.23 1.65 P TX 3 NORTH CENTRAL 60.8 1.06 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.43 0.63 0.66 0.13 -0.28 0.99 P TX 4 EAST TEXAS 62.9 1.28 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.49 0.77 0.86 0.29 -1.48 0.31 P TX 5 TRANS PECOS 56.8 0.08 0.00 0.01 0.1 0.35 0.00 -0.43 -0.22 -0.65 -2.03 P 1.95 TX 6 EDWARDS PLATEAU 61.7 0.25 0.00 2.77 55.4 0.45 0.00 0.07 -0.00 -1.45 -1.55 P 2.85 TX 7 SOUTH CENTRAL 66.9 0.75 0.17 6.77 86.8 0.58 0.00 0.16 0.19 -1.62 -0.37 P TX 8 UPPER COAST 65.5 0.90 0.37 5.78 87.8 0.53 0.00 0.29 0.34 -2.22 -0.36 P TX 9 SOUTHERN 65.7 0.80 0.31 1.42 21.6 0.49 0.00 0.14 0.08 -0.66 0.15 P TX 10 LOWER VALLEY 72.6 0.81 0.03 3.06 38.6 0.78 0.00 0.24 0.21 -0.82 1.41 P PR 1 NORTH COASTAL 81.8 0.80 0.00 0.04 0.6 1.35 0.00 -2.40 -0.01 -2.13 -10.68 F 30.63 PR 2 SOUTH COASTAL 82.8 0.10 0.00 0.02 0.3 1.38 0.00 -3.08 0.19 -2.24 -9.91 F 15.45 PR 3 NORTHERN SLOPES 82.9 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.1 1.39 0.00 -7.13 -0.03 -5.71 -20.64 F 61.15 PR 4 SOUTHERN SLOPES 82.5 0.44 0.00 0.02 0.3 1.37 0.00 -3.89 0.07 -3.40 -14.44 F 36.02 PR 5 EASTERN INTERIOR 77.5 0.89 0.00 0.11 1.5 1.09 0.00 -0.89 -0.04 -3.78 -12.88 F 36.08 PR 6 WESTERN INTERIOR 78.1 0.50 0.00 0.05 0.6 1.13 0.00 -3.21 -0.05 -3.73 -23.97 F 73.71 END OF DATA