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Standardized Precipitation Index
Recent Observations
27Mar2024
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3 month Standardized Precipitation Index
6 month Standardized Precipitation Index
12 month Standardized Precipitation Index
24 month Standardized Precipitation Index
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Notes about this product:
  • Drought classification: D1 -0.8 > SPI > -1.2; D2 -1.3 > SPI > -1.5; D3 -1.6 > SPI > -1.9; and D4 SPI < -2.
  • Data source: CPC Unified Precipitation Analysis (1950-present)
  • GeoTIFF: Undefined value is -999.
Related Links: Author: L. Gwen Chen (lichuan.chen@noaa.gov)



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