NCDC: Climate of 2002 - August - Northwest Region Drought

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Climate of 2002 - August
Northwest Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 13 September 2002

The last four months have been persistently drier than normal on a regional basis, giving the region its ninth driest May-August on record. However, the summer is the dry season for the Northwest region. Long-term dryness has resulted in the 37th driest September-August in the 108-year record.

Precipitation Ranks for the
Northwest Region , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Aug	20^th driest
Jul-Aug	16^th driest
Jun-Aug	17^th driest
May-Aug	9^th driest
Apr-Aug	19^th driest
Mar-Aug	23^rd driest
Feb-Aug	11^th driest
Jan-Aug	24^th driest
Dec-Aug	33^rd driest
Nov-Aug	41^st driest
Oct-Aug	45^th driest
Sep-Aug	37^th driest

Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region precipitation, Sep-August 1895-2002

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - August 2002

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