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West Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 13 September 2002

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August marked the eighth consecutive month with below-normal precipitation regionwide, giving the West region the second driest January-August on record. Dry conditions during the summer months resulted in the driest June-August on record, but the summer is normally the dry season.

Precipitation Ranks for the
West Region , 2001-2002
Period Rank
Aug 2nd driest
Jul-Aug 5th driest
Jun-Aug 1st driest
May-Aug 5th driest
Apr-Aug 8th driest
Mar-Aug 7th driest
Feb-Aug 7th driest
Jan-Aug 2nd driest
Dec-Aug 10th driest
Nov-Aug 21st driest
Oct-Aug 18th driest
Sep-Aug 13th driest
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