WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE SOUTHERN REGION CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA WEEK 56 OF THE 2022 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 25 MAR 2023 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 51.6 1.86 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.26 1.60 2.43 0.78 1.51 1.97 P AL 2 APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN 52.6 1.37 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.29 1.08 1.90 0.27 0.12 1.48 P AL 3 UPPER PLAINS 55.2 1.10 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.32 0.78 1.66 -0.10 -0.19 1.53 P AL 4 EASTERN VALLEY 54.2 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.31 0.70 1.40 0.01 -0.68 0.24 P AL 5 PIEDMONT PLATEAU 54.9 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.31 0.70 1.27 0.13 -1.27 0.02 P AL 6 PRAIRIE 58.2 0.41 0.96 5.00 99.3 0.37 0.00 0.21 -0.45 -2.69 -0.01 P AL 7 COASTAL PLAIN 57.5 0.40 1.00 4.82 97.0 0.34 0.00 0.48 -0.42 -2.63 -2.06 P 7.29 AL 8 GULF 56.7 0.05 0.75 5.00 95.9 0.30 0.00 0.61 -0.62 -2.26 -1.15 F 3.83 AR 1 NORTHWEST 48.8 2.84 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.24 2.60 3.43 1.77 4.12 2.69 F AR 2 NORTH CENTRAL 50.5 3.17 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.27 2.90 4.02 1.77 5.42 3.48 F AR 3 NORTHEAST 50.1 3.24 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.24 3.00 4.24 1.77 5.34 3.33 F AR 4 WEST CENTRAL 51.1 3.11 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.25 2.86 4.12 1.59 4.82 3.56 F AR 5 CENTRAL 53.6 2.34 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.30 2.04 3.71 0.36 4.76 3.63 F AR 6 EAST CENTRAL 53.1 2.00 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.28 1.72 3.29 0.15 5.18 3.27 F AR 7 SOUTHWEST 55.7 1.64 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.35 1.29 2.77 -0.20 3.10 3.45 F AR 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 56.3 0.90 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.34 0.56 1.69 -0.58 1.86 2.18 P AR 9 SOUTHEAST 57.1 0.81 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.44 1.53 -0.65 1.20 1.39 P FL 1 NORTHWEST 57.6 0.17 0.85 5.00 97.6 0.32 0.00 0.66 -0.71 -2.14 -1.74 P 5.75 FL 2 NORTH 60.6 0.02 0.64 5.00 94.1 0.38 0.00 0.90 -0.93 -0.93 -2.45 P 7.92 FL 3 NORTH CENTRAL 63.2 0.02 0.00 3.75 62.6 0.42 0.00 -0.25 -0.17 -2.37 -2.49 P 7.62 FL 4 SOUTH CENTRAL 64.6 0.06 0.00 3.28 54.6 0.44 0.00 -0.53 -0.12 -2.58 -1.53 F 4.01 FL 5 EVERGLADES/SW COAST 68.5 0.33 0.00 1.26 21.1 0.59 0.00 -1.58 0.43 -2.72 -2.44 F 6.61 FL 6 LOWER EAST COAST 73.3 0.33 0.00 1.89 31.5 0.82 0.00 -1.66 0.08 -3.40 -2.61 F 7.23 FL 7 KEYS 74.4 0.40 0.00 0.73 12.2 0.85 0.00 -2.06 0.60 -2.97 -0.14 P GA 1 NORTHWEST 51.0 1.01 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.25 0.76 1.48 0.04 -0.29 0.77 P GA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 51.0 0.98 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.26 0.72 1.58 -0.14 -0.67 0.77 P GA 3 NORTHEAST 51.5 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.2 0.27 0.00 -1.52 0.02 -5.25 -15.18 F 60.65 GA 4 WEST CENTRAL 53.9 0.51 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 0.21 0.89 -0.44 -1.53 -0.14 P GA 5 CENTRAL 54.8 0.52 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.30 0.22 0.71 -0.27 -1.67 -0.39 P GA 6 EAST CENTRAL 56.8 0.22 0.89 5.00 98.1 0.33 0.00 0.44 -0.50 -1.95 -0.64 P 1.45 GA 7 SOUTHWEST 56.9 0.32 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.31 0.01 0.58 -0.59 -2.20 -2.50 F 8.86 GA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 57.3 0.16 0.84 5.00 97.3 0.32 0.00 0.55 -0.55 -1.94 -2.30 F 7.80 GA 9 SOUTHEAST 60.0 0.10 0.70 5.00 95.1 0.40 0.00 0.56 -0.57 -1.51 -2.47 P 8.16 LA 1 NORTHWEST 59.0 0.46 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.39 0.07 0.77 -0.64 -0.50 1.44 P LA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 58.5 0.41 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.38 0.03 1.04 -0.96 -0.52 1.72 P LA 3 NORTHEAST 58.3 0.11 0.74 5.00 95.6 0.37 0.00 0.92 -0.92 -1.17 0.81 P LA 4 WEST CENTRAL 59.9 0.25 0.84 5.00 97.4 0.41 0.00 0.68 -0.67 -1.83 0.46 P LA 5 CENTRAL 57.7 0.15 0.83 5.00 97.1 0.32 0.00 0.96 -0.97 -1.68 0.37 P LA 6 EAST CENTRAL 58.9 0.03 0.67 5.00 94.5 0.36 0.00 0.65 -0.71 -2.50 0.17 P LA 7 SOUTHWEST 59.1 0.02 0.67 4.76 90.5 0.35 0.00 0.47 -0.51 -2.44 -1.07 P 2.99 LA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 58.5 0.05 0.44 4.35 79.9 0.33 0.00 -0.04 -0.44 -2.79 -1.06 P 3.14 LA 9 SOUTHEAST 57.8 0.02 0.38 4.42 80.1 0.30 0.00 -0.08 -0.45 -2.78 -1.64 F 5.75 MS 1 UPPER DELTA 54.2 1.10 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.29 0.81 2.04 -0.40 1.85 1.85 P MS 2 NORTH CENTRAL 54.1 1.50 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.31 1.19 2.39 0.01 2.07 1.75 F MS 3 NORTHEAST 53.1 1.91 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.28 1.63 2.94 0.33 2.68 2.12 F MS 4 LOWER DELTA 57.6 0.74 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.37 0.37 1.37 -0.62 -0.37 0.82 P MS 5 CENTRAL 56.3 0.69 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.34 0.35 1.14 -0.44 -1.08 1.43 P MS 6 EAST CENTRAL 55.2 0.63 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.31 0.32 1.10 -0.47 -1.06 0.64 P MS 7 SOUTHWEST 58.3 0.15 0.78 5.00 96.4 0.37 0.00 0.96 -0.97 -1.84 1.19 P MS 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 58.3 0.77 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.36 0.41 1.61 -0.79 -1.12 2.96 P MS 9 SOUTHEAST 57.2 0.30 0.96 5.00 99.3 0.34 0.00 0.87 -0.89 -2.00 1.57 P MS 10 COASTAL 57.7 0.01 0.69 5.00 94.8 0.32 0.00 0.55 -0.57 -2.45 1.67 P NM 1 NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU 31.6 1.03 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.19 1.01 0.48 4.93 6.07 F NM 2 NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 33.2 0.67 1.00 5.63 94.8 0.03 0.00 0.76 0.09 3.80 3.21 F NM 3 NORTHEASTERN PLAINS 45.2 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.3 0.20 0.00 -0.25 -0.04 -1.22 -2.91 P 3.24 NM 4 SOUTHWESTERN MTNS. 36.3 0.28 1.00 5.96 99.5 0.08 0.00 0.21 -0.16 1.80 6.05 F NM 5 CENTRAL VALLEY 41.1 0.10 0.99 1.19 31.2 0.11 0.00 0.04 -0.07 0.95 3.51 F NM 6 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 39.5 0.16 1.00 3.68 66.9 0.15 0.00 0.02 -0.33 -0.16 1.55 P NM 7 SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS 49.6 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.3 0.25 0.00 -0.34 -0.31 -1.30 -0.18 P NM 8 SOUTHERN DESERT 45.1 0.00 0.67 0.49 16.5 0.14 0.00 0.02 -0.01 -0.11 2.77 P OK 1 PANHANDLE 48.3 0.05 0.00 0.04 0.5 0.24 0.00 -0.42 -0.28 -1.90 -4.99 F 8.05 OK 2 NORTH CENTRAL 47.9 0.09 0.72 3.82 64.9 0.19 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.79 -1.69 P 3.17 OK 3 NORTHEAST 48.3 1.90 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.20 1.70 2.00 1.20 2.31 1.84 F OK 4 WEST CENTRAL 50.7 0.02 0.70 2.87 51.1 0.25 0.00 0.00 -0.06 -1.06 -2.50 P 4.76 OK 5 CENTRAL 50.0 1.30 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.22 1.08 1.08 0.77 1.92 1.35 P OK 6 EAST CENTRAL 51.0 2.38 1.00 4.00 100.0 0.24 2.14 2.93 1.35 3.55 2.94 F OK 7 SOUTHWEST 53.1 0.26 0.98 5.98 99.5 0.28 0.00 0.01 -0.25 0.19 0.69 P OK 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 53.6 1.71 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.28 1.43 2.21 0.67 3.50 2.60 F OK 9 SOUTHEAST 53.5 2.66 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.29 2.37 3.71 1.03 4.89 3.63 F TN 1 EASTERN 47.7 1.28 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.22 1.06 1.76 0.36 0.51 1.83 P TN 2 CUMBERLAND PLATEAU 48.2 1.88 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.24 1.64 2.41 0.87 0.66 1.69 P TN 3 MIDDLE 49.2 1.90 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.24 1.66 2.36 0.98 0.51 0.98 P TN 4 WESTERN 50.5 2.41 1.00 3.00 100.0 0.25 2.16 3.02 1.28 2.65 1.77 F TX 1 HIGH PLAINS 52.8 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.2 0.33 0.00 -0.89 -0.32 -2.40 -4.89 F 7.06 TX 2 LOW ROLLING PLAINS 58.0 0.18 0.51 1.80 33.1 0.39 0.00 0.03 0.01 -0.77 -2.55 P 4.38 TX 3 NORTH CENTRAL 59.3 0.57 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.40 0.17 0.18 0.17 0.04 -0.81 P 1.42 TX 4 EAST TEXAS 59.8 0.25 0.85 6.00 97.8 0.40 0.00 0.27 -0.50 -1.22 0.05 P TX 5 TRANS PECOS 59.0 0.01 0.00 0.11 1.6 0.42 0.00 -1.04 -0.22 -2.11 -1.48 P 1.32 TX 6 EDWARDS PLATEAU 60.9 0.11 0.00 1.14 22.8 0.43 0.00 -0.61 -0.25 -1.99 -3.80 P 8.06 TX 7 SOUTH CENTRAL 64.1 0.15 0.03 3.54 44.6 0.48 0.00 -0.23 0.01 -2.06 -3.83 F 9.74 TX 8 UPPER COAST 63.3 0.05 0.29 5.19 78.3 0.46 0.00 -0.04 -0.43 -2.33 -3.18 P 9.66 TX 9 SOUTHERN 69.0 0.07 0.00 0.34 4.3 0.64 0.00 -1.93 -0.15 -2.90 -3.88 P 7.03 TX 10 LOWER VALLEY 69.5 0.10 0.00 0.53 6.7 0.63 0.00 -2.17 0.23 -2.75 -2.02 F 3.59 PR 1 NORTH COASTAL 81.8 0.80 0.00 0.04 0.6 1.36 0.00 -2.41 -0.01 -2.19 -10.70 F 30.97 PR 2 SOUTH COASTAL 82.8 0.10 0.00 0.02 0.3 1.40 0.00 -2.95 0.11 -2.07 -9.79 F 15.10 PR 3 NORTHERN SLOPES 82.9 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.1 1.40 0.00 -7.16 -0.03 -5.83 -20.84 F 61.21 PR 4 SOUTHERN SLOPES 82.5 0.44 0.00 0.02 0.3 1.39 0.00 -3.86 0.03 -3.26 -14.47 F 35.25 PR 5 EASTERN INTERIOR 77.5 0.89 0.00 0.11 1.5 1.10 0.00 -0.93 -0.04 -3.59 -12.92 F 35.59 PR 6 WESTERN INTERIOR 78.1 0.50 0.00 0.05 0.6 1.14 0.00 -3.27 -0.05 -3.84 -23.59 F 72.44 END OF DATA