WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE SOUTHERN REGION CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA WEEK 57 OF THE 2012 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 6 APR 2013 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 53.7 0.92 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 0.60 1.65 -0.46 0.55 1.51 P AL 2 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN 54.6 1.18 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.83 1.93 -0.27 0.78 2.74 P AL 3 UPPER PLAINS 56.8 1.22 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.85 1.76 -0.07 0.72 2.75 P AL 4 EASTERN VALLEY 55.9 1.13 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.76 1.55 -0.01 -0.07 1.04 P AL 5 PIEDMONT PLATEAU 58.1 1.17 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.41 0.75 1.48 0.05 -0.31 1.21 P AL 6 PRAIRIE 58.9 0.92 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 0.40 1.30 -0.26 -0.05 3.47 P AL 7 COASTAL PLAIN 60.4 0.73 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.44 0.08 0.83 -0.25 -1.09 1.83 P AL 8 GULF 61.9 1.38 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.47 0.68 0.92 0.57 -1.52 -0.72 P 2.17 AR 1 NORTHWEST 51.1 0.46 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 0.16 0.79 -0.49 -0.31 -2.17 P 6.55 AR 2 NORTH CENTRAL 50.5 0.30 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.28 0.02 0.60 -0.54 -0.41 -0.98 P 2.67 AR 3 NORTHEAST 50.5 0.35 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.25 0.10 0.64 -0.45 -1.10 -1.26 P 4.01 AR 4 WEST CENTRAL 52.4 1.50 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.30 1.20 2.24 0.16 0.86 -0.24 P AR 5 CENTRAL 52.5 1.56 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.28 1.28 2.34 0.22 1.23 1.60 P AR 6 EAST CENTRAL 51.5 1.09 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.26 0.83 1.79 -0.11 0.60 1.43 P AR 7 SOUTHWEST 54.2 1.71 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.32 1.39 1.70 0.89 0.01 -2.17 P 6.96 AR 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 53.6 1.69 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.28 1.41 2.00 0.82 0.69 0.78 P AR 9 SOUTHEAST 54.2 1.45 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 1.15 2.18 0.13 1.15 2.35 F FL 1 NORTHWEST 62.6 0.56 0.93 5.00 98.8 0.48 0.00 0.74 -0.59 -0.57 0.97 P FL 2 NORTH 64.8 0.88 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.53 0.35 0.73 -0.15 0.14 -0.34 P FL 3 NORTH CENTRAL 69.1 0.53 0.00 2.18 36.3 0.68 0.00 -0.13 -0.05 -1.41 -3.58 F 11.50 FL 4 SOUTH CENTRAL 70.5 1.09 0.43 2.38 46.8 0.70 0.00 0.12 0.29 -0.65 -2.71 P 8.12 FL 5 EVERGLADES/SW COAST 71.2 1.27 0.53 1.43 32.7 0.74 0.00 0.17 0.37 -0.19 -2.82 P 8.14 FL 6 LOWER EAST COAST 73.0 1.66 0.83 2.09 48.7 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.71 -0.56 -1.86 P 5.07 FL 7 KEYS 75.5 1.95 1.00 1.09 34.9 0.95 0.00 0.31 1.22 0.73 2.08 P GA 1 NORTHWEST 53.8 0.96 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.33 0.63 1.73 -0.48 0.64 1.52 P GA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 53.6 0.81 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.34 0.47 1.48 -0.53 0.21 1.33 P GA 3 NORTHEAST 54.0 0.89 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.54 1.79 -0.69 0.70 1.90 P GA 4 WEST CENTRAL 56.7 1.41 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 1.01 1.85 0.21 0.41 1.87 P GA 5 CENTRAL 56.6 1.45 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 1.04 1.96 0.23 0.88 1.80 P GA 6 EAST CENTRAL 57.6 1.37 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.36 1.01 1.88 0.14 1.04 2.23 P GA 7 SOUTHWEST 59.5 0.84 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 0.27 1.30 -0.42 0.16 1.74 P GA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 60.2 0.98 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.42 0.56 1.52 -0.39 0.73 2.00 P GA 9 SOUTHEAST 61.4 0.96 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.45 0.51 1.40 -0.37 0.63 1.01 P LA 1 NORTHWEST 56.9 1.34 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.34 1.00 1.10 0.49 -0.08 -0.26 P LA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 56.2 1.44 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 1.12 1.12 0.71 -0.73 0.22 P LA 3 NORTHEAST 57.0 1.21 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.86 1.20 0.37 -0.79 2.32 P LA 4 WEST CENTRAL 58.8 1.68 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.39 0.79 1.27 1.27 -1.55 -0.54 P 1.11 LA 5 CENTRAL 59.8 1.96 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 1.22 1.55 1.20 -0.55 1.36 P LA 6 EAST CENTRAL 61.3 2.31 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.45 1.21 1.83 1.32 -0.56 3.42 P LA 7 SOUTHWEST 61.1 2.94 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.42 1.91 2.49 2.40 0.32 1.89 P LA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 62.3 2.11 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.46 1.06 1.63 1.37 -0.36 1.34 P LA 9 SOUTHEAST 62.6 2.65 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.45 1.38 2.15 2.14 -0.73 0.99 P MS 1 UPPER DELTA 52.9 0.88 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.27 0.61 1.83 -0.61 0.82 1.52 P MS 2 NORTH CENTRAL 53.3 0.63 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 0.33 1.54 -0.87 0.91 1.56 P MS 3 NORTHEAST 53.3 0.66 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 0.36 1.44 -0.71 0.63 1.40 P MS 4 LOWER DELTA 55.4 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 0.69 1.76 -0.37 0.87 2.97 P MS 5 CENTRAL 56.3 0.97 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.35 0.62 1.73 -0.50 1.38 3.20 P MS 6 EAST CENTRAL 55.5 1.06 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.33 0.73 1.82 -0.37 1.64 2.89 P MS 7 SOUTHWEST 58.4 1.48 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 0.99 1.41 0.59 -0.29 3.75 P MS 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 58.8 1.21 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 0.66 1.05 0.32 -0.77 3.53 P MS 9 SOUTHEAST 58.8 0.90 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.40 0.33 0.98 0.00 -0.82 3.53 P MS 10 COASTAL 61.3 2.49 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.44 1.44 2.03 1.89 -1.24 0.57 P NM 1 NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU 49.1 0.00 0.00 1.88 26.9 0.39 0.00 -0.09 -0.08 -3.34 -2.56 P 2.81 NM 2 NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 48.4 0.01 0.00 1.94 27.7 0.42 0.00 -0.02 -0.01 -3.70 -4.59 F 5.86 NM 3 NORTHEASTERN PLAINS 50.9 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.4 0.34 0.00 -0.55 -0.53 -1.81 -3.57 F 4.53 NM 4 SOUTHWESTERN MTNS. 50.8 0.00 0.00 0.70 10.0 0.44 0.00 -0.46 -0.46 -3.33 -2.96 F 2.99 NM 5 CENTRAL VALLEY 57.2 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.4 0.50 0.00 -1.39 -0.39 -3.39 -3.15 F 2.88 NM 6 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 49.9 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.8 0.42 0.00 -0.56 -0.56 -3.40 -6.24 F 8.75 NM 7 SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS 56.9 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.3 0.45 0.00 -1.30 -0.26 -2.24 -3.70 F 4.58 NM 8 SOUTHERN DESERT 60.0 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.4 0.53 0.00 -1.64 -0.33 -3.49 -3.73 F 3.85 OK 1 PANHANDLE 47.5 0.12 0.44 1.11 19.4 0.23 0.00 0.01 0.01 -1.36 -2.33 P 3.52 OK 2 NORTH CENTRAL 47.0 0.99 1.00 4.37 76.8 0.18 0.00 0.57 0.56 -0.02 -0.39 P OK 3 NORTHEAST 50.0 0.98 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.25 0.73 0.96 0.23 0.28 -0.74 P 1.29 OK 4 WEST CENTRAL 47.3 0.89 1.00 3.91 70.2 0.18 0.00 0.47 0.47 -0.13 -0.05 P OK 5 CENTRAL 49.8 2.61 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.23 0.91 2.23 2.02 1.48 -0.13 P OK 6 EAST CENTRAL 52.2 2.17 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.28 1.89 2.53 1.26 1.13 0.41 P OK 7 SOUTHWEST 50.2 0.95 1.00 3.04 57.7 0.22 0.00 0.39 0.39 -0.57 -1.50 P 2.65 OK 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 52.7 1.70 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.27 1.06 1.42 1.00 0.28 -1.42 P 3.30 OK 9 SOUTHEAST 53.0 2.54 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.28 2.26 3.00 1.51 1.17 -0.34 P TN 1 EASTERN 47.4 1.15 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.22 0.93 2.00 -0.14 0.64 3.32 F TN 2 CUMBERLAND PLATEAU 48.4 0.94 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.26 0.68 1.80 -0.42 0.08 1.27 P TN 3 MIDDLE 49.5 0.70 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.25 0.45 1.36 -0.46 -0.03 1.03 P TN 4 WESTERN 50.6 0.51 1.00 3.00 100.0 0.26 0.25 0.96 -0.44 0.05 1.00 P TX 1 HIGH PLAINS 52.7 0.04 0.00 0.60 10.0 0.34 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -1.51 -2.80 P 3.89 TX 2 LOW ROLLING PLAINS 54.3 0.39 0.20 1.72 27.5 0.30 0.00 0.06 0.04 -1.06 -2.59 P 4.41 TX 3 NORTH CENTRAL 57.7 1.35 1.00 4.90 84.2 0.36 0.00 0.77 0.66 -0.29 -1.87 P 4.38 TX 4 EAST TEXAS 59.3 1.53 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.40 1.13 1.12 1.02 -0.64 -1.42 P 3.65 TX 5 TRANS PECOS 67.2 0.06 0.00 0.16 2.3 0.72 0.00 -1.56 -0.13 -2.52 -2.86 F 2.93 TX 6 EDWARDS PLATEAU 60.9 0.90 0.46 1.03 29.7 0.44 0.00 -0.33 0.54 -1.09 -1.99 P 3.91 TX 7 SOUTH CENTRAL 64.5 1.33 0.82 1.84 33.3 0.51 0.00 -0.31 0.60 -1.22 -2.79 P 6.85 TX 8 UPPER COAST 63.7 1.47 0.98 5.45 91.9 0.49 0.00 0.78 0.88 -0.94 -2.12 P 5.98 TX 9 SOUTHERN 72.3 0.44 0.00 0.06 0.7 0.82 0.00 -1.75 0.68 -2.42 -3.88 F 6.99 TX 10 LOWER VALLEY 71.2 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.3 0.74 0.00 -2.54 -0.15 -2.34 -4.68 F 8.98 PR 1 NORTH COASTAL 82.8 0.63 0.00 0.04 0.6 1.42 0.00 -2.73 0.82 -2.44 -8.51 F 26.43 PR 2 SOUTH COASTAL 82.1 0.28 0.00 0.06 0.9 1.40 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.03 -0.67 P 0.71 PR 3 NORTHERN SLOPES 80.5 0.65 0.31 1.04 22.6 1.34 0.00 -0.95 0.57 -0.71 -3.66 P 10.77 PR 4 SOUTHERN SLOPES 81.8 1.04 0.00 0.23 3.8 1.39 0.00 -1.76 0.79 -2.00 -5.78 P 14.48 PR 5 EASTERN INTERIOR 76.8 1.06 0.99 3.31 61.4 1.07 0.00 -0.13 -0.13 -0.34 -4.33 P 12.75 PR 6 WESTERN INTERIOR 77.4 0.66 0.37 1.84 27.6 1.11 0.00 -0.82 0.24 -1.79 -6.99 F 23.33 END OF DATA