WEEKLY PALMER DROUGHT AND CROP MOISTURE DATA FOR THE CLIMATE DIVISIONS IN THE CENTRAL REGION CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA WEEK 56 OF THE 2023 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 23 MAR 2024 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) CO 1 AR DRAINAGE BASIN 39.1 0.02 0.89 2.95 54.8 0.13 0.00 -0.01 -0.36 1.12 1.72 P CO 2 CO DRAINAGE BASIN 39.9 0.11 0.91 6.00 98.7 0.20 0.00 0.29 -0.50 2.86 2.22 P CO 3 KS DRAINAGE BASIN 43.2 0.00 0.71 1.98 33.7 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.34 -0.01 P CO 4 PLATTE DRNG. BASIN 40.2 0.01 0.82 5.26 86.9 0.19 0.00 0.27 -0.50 2.58 4.05 P CO 5 RIO GRANDE DRNG. B. 31.3 1.78 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 1.78 3.56 0.00 20.47 61.84 F IL 1 NORTHWEST 34.8 0.22 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.03 0.19 0.56 -0.32 0.95 0.27 P IL 2 NORTHEAST 35.8 0.17 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.05 0.12 0.67 -0.42 1.48 1.37 P IL 3 WEST 37.7 0.07 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.07 0.00 0.43 -0.49 0.08 -0.97 P 1.48 IL 4 CENTRAL 38.2 0.06 0.99 9.00 99.9 0.07 0.00 0.18 -0.50 -0.34 0.43 P IL 5 EAST 38.2 0.03 0.95 9.00 99.5 0.08 0.00 0.26 -0.50 -0.36 0.73 P IL 6 WEST SOUTHWEST 41.1 0.02 0.90 9.00 99.0 0.12 0.00 0.16 -0.49 -0.72 -1.26 P 2.44 IL 7 EAST SOUTHEAST 40.0 0.00 0.90 8.00 98.9 0.10 0.00 0.01 -0.42 -1.24 -1.85 P 4.39 IL 8 SOUTHWEST 44.1 0.00 0.85 8.00 98.3 0.15 0.00 -0.01 -0.15 -2.07 -2.13 F 5.66 IL 9 SOUTHEAST 43.7 0.00 0.86 8.00 98.4 0.14 0.00 0.00 -0.17 -1.90 -1.70 P 4.59 IN 1 NORTHWEST 36.5 0.02 0.96 8.00 99.6 0.06 0.00 0.56 -0.55 0.07 0.46 P IN 2 NORTH CENTRAL 35.2 0.03 0.99 8.00 99.9 0.04 0.00 0.40 -0.50 -0.26 0.26 P IN 3 NORTHEAST 33.9 0.03 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.02 0.01 0.58 -0.56 -0.01 0.24 P IN 4 WEST CENTRAL 38.0 0.01 0.94 8.00 99.3 0.07 0.00 0.03 -0.50 -0.80 -1.76 P 3.67 IN 5 CENTRAL 37.5 0.01 0.94 8.00 99.4 0.07 0.00 0.35 -0.49 -0.52 -1.59 P 3.25 IN 6 EAST CENTRAL 35.6 0.02 0.98 8.00 99.7 0.04 0.00 0.29 -0.50 -0.44 -2.32 P 4.82 IN 7 SOUTHWEST 42.0 0.00 0.88 8.00 98.6 0.12 0.00 -0.01 -0.44 -1.55 -1.70 P 4.47 IN 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 40.9 0.00 0.89 8.00 98.8 0.11 0.00 0.29 -0.50 -1.08 -2.44 P 6.79 IN 9 SOUTHEAST 39.2 0.02 0.94 8.00 99.3 0.08 0.00 0.50 -0.50 -0.75 -0.64 P 1.23 IA 1 NORTHWEST 28.7 0.12 1.00 8.60 96.0 0.00 0.00 0.12 -0.04 -0.84 0.19 P IA 2 NORTH CENTRAL 29.2 0.27 1.00 6.54 75.4 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.01 -2.26 -3.85 F 6.26 IA 3 NORTHEAST 31.2 0.25 1.00 8.50 95.0 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.05 -0.93 -3.27 P 5.06 IA 4 WEST CENTRAL 31.9 0.41 1.00 6.51 75.1 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.12 -1.07 -2.70 P 4.57 IA 5 CENTRAL 32.9 0.52 1.00 7.04 80.4 0.01 0.00 0.39 0.29 -1.32 -2.98 P 5.11 IA 6 EAST CENTRAL 33.7 0.37 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.02 0.35 0.35 -0.11 0.33 -1.94 P 3.01 IA 7 SOUTHWEST 34.4 0.27 1.00 6.21 72.1 0.02 0.00 0.17 0.02 -1.29 -3.60 F 6.75 IA 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 34.8 0.22 1.00 7.91 89.1 0.03 0.00 0.16 -0.24 -0.91 -2.44 P 4.22 IA 9 SOUTHEAST 34.9 0.19 1.00 9.00 100.0 0.03 0.16 0.80 -0.50 1.42 0.59 P KS 1 NORTHWEST 42.0 0.00 0.45 2.03 22.5 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.98 -2.75 P 3.90 KS 2 NORTH CENTRAL 40.5 0.04 0.94 4.64 55.8 0.10 0.00 -0.01 -0.15 -1.21 -1.09 P 1.53 KS 3 NORTHEAST 39.6 0.05 0.97 8.91 98.8 0.08 0.00 -0.01 -0.37 -0.70 -0.46 P KS 4 WEST CENTRAL 44.8 0.00 0.19 1.83 22.5 0.20 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -2.19 -1.58 P 2.04 KS 5 CENTRAL 43.3 0.00 0.67 4.85 68.9 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.13 0.02 P KS 6 EAST CENTRAL 41.0 0.00 0.90 6.00 98.6 0.10 0.00 -0.01 -0.44 -0.16 1.36 P KS 7 SOUTHWEST 49.0 0.00 0.00 2.46 27.4 0.27 0.00 -0.18 -0.17 -2.08 0.59 P KS 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 46.7 0.00 0.23 5.91 87.7 0.19 0.00 0.01 -0.00 -1.11 0.82 P KS 9 SOUTHEAST 46.7 0.08 0.79 7.00 97.4 0.19 0.00 -0.01 -0.42 -0.52 0.39 P KY 1 WESTERN 45.8 0.01 0.83 8.00 98.1 0.18 0.00 0.01 -0.18 -2.24 -1.17 F 3.26 KY 2 CENTRAL 44.5 0.03 0.87 8.00 98.5 0.16 0.00 0.54 -0.54 -1.21 -1.26 P 3.45 KY 3 BLUE GRASS 40.9 0.04 0.93 8.00 99.3 0.11 0.00 0.71 -0.71 -0.37 -0.29 P KY 4 EASTERN 44.7 0.34 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.17 0.17 0.69 -0.36 -0.71 -0.61 P 1.18 MI 1 WEST UPPER 21.7 0.21 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.21 0.20 0.21 -1.13 -2.73 F 3.59 MI 2 EAST UPPER 24.1 0.42 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.40 0.41 0.42 -0.59 -2.37 P 2.94 MI 3 NORTHWEST LOWER 26.6 0.23 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.21 0.45 -0.27 1.76 0.96 P MI 4 NORTHEAST LOWER 26.4 0.17 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.17 0.63 -0.33 2.67 0.97 P MI 5 WEST CENTRAL LOWER 28.8 0.24 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.24 0.95 -0.47 2.37 0.85 P MI 6 CENTRAL LOWER 28.4 0.31 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.31 1.01 -0.39 2.71 3.13 P MI 7 EAST CENTRAL LOWER 29.5 0.31 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.31 0.91 -0.27 1.92 4.31 P MI 8 SOUTHWEST LOWER 31.1 0.29 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.29 0.89 -0.30 1.75 2.35 P MI 9 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER 30.7 0.27 1.00 5.00 100.0 0.00 0.27 0.63 -0.23 0.91 2.36 P MI 10 SOUTHEAST LOWER 31.2 0.29 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.29 0.36 -0.21 0.21 3.52 P MN 1 NORTHWEST 19.0 0.03 0.92 3.83 67.9 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 -1.28 -3.14 F 3.34 MN 2 NORTH CENTRAL 18.6 0.02 0.96 5.39 90.7 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 -1.21 -2.67 P 2.82 MN 3 NORTHEAST 18.2 0.01 0.99 6.00 99.9 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 -1.32 -1.09 P 0.91 MN 4 WEST CENTRAL 22.2 0.25 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.06 0.25 0.24 -0.18 1.86 P MN 5 CENTRAL 24.5 0.25 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.04 0.25 0.24 -0.67 1.13 P MN 6 EAST CENTRAL 24.4 0.15 0.97 6.00 99.6 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.14 -1.28 0.93 P MN 7 SOUTHWEST 25.7 0.07 0.81 5.96 84.6 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 -1.37 -0.07 P MN 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 27.9 0.17 0.94 6.17 88.9 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.15 -1.78 -2.35 P 3.24 MN 9 SOUTHEAST 31.3 0.23 0.98 5.86 85.5 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.20 -2.15 -3.34 F 4.92 MO 1 NORTHWEST PRAIRIE 38.7 0.04 0.96 8.00 99.6 0.08 0.00 0.46 -0.51 -0.22 -0.06 P MO 2 NORTHEAST PRAIRIE 40.9 0.02 0.91 8.00 99.0 0.11 0.00 0.18 -0.51 -0.68 -2.26 P 4.52 MO 3 WEST CENTRAL PLAINS 44.7 0.00 0.83 7.00 97.9 0.17 0.00 0.53 -0.54 -0.03 -1.37 P 2.56 MO 4 WEST OZARKS 48.2 0.01 0.77 7.00 97.1 0.24 0.00 0.08 -0.50 -1.22 -1.87 P 4.42 MO 5 EAST OZARKS 46.5 0.00 0.79 8.00 97.7 0.21 0.00 -0.01 -0.25 -1.98 -2.34 F 6.13 MO 6 BOOTHEEL 48.2 0.00 0.79 7.00 97.3 0.21 0.00 -0.01 -0.19 -2.21 -1.25 F 3.57 NE 1 PANHANDLE 39.8 0.02 0.79 1.87 29.6 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.43 0.25 P NE 2 NORTH CENTRAL 35.4 0.12 0.75 5.16 73.9 0.05 0.00 0.06 0.05 -0.99 1.12 P NE 3 NORTHEAST 34.4 0.30 0.68 7.71 83.9 0.02 0.00 0.23 0.22 -1.28 0.33 P NE 5 CENTRAL 36.5 0.07 0.77 5.08 53.2 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.01 -1.60 -0.46 P NE 6 EAST CENTRAL 35.8 0.22 0.92 3.51 44.3 0.04 0.00 0.07 0.04 -2.13 -4.64 F 8.72 NE 7 SOUTHWEST 40.8 0.01 0.74 2.74 34.8 0.13 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.80 -0.64 P 0.45 NE 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 38.3 0.02 0.78 3.56 43.4 0.08 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -1.46 -1.64 P 2.26 NE 9 SOUTHEAST 37.4 0.16 1.00 6.85 71.4 0.06 0.00 0.06 -0.15 -1.22 -2.87 F 5.39 ND 1 NORTHWEST 23.5 0.14 1.00 1.51 41.8 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.53 -0.60 P 0.21 ND 2 NORTH CENTRAL 21.7 0.03 0.94 1.52 35.1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.39 -2.66 F 2.56 ND 3 NORTHEAST 20.8 0.01 0.95 1.60 36.4 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.01 -0.84 -3.85 F 3.96 ND 4 WEST CENTRAL 24.8 0.21 1.00 2.05 38.1 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.07 -0.43 P ND 5 CENTRAL 21.6 0.14 0.99 2.76 46.9 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07 -0.51 -0.82 F 0.47 ND 6 EAST CENTRAL 20.7 0.06 0.94 4.08 62.8 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 -0.29 0.08 P ND 7 SOUTHWEST 28.4 0.08 0.79 0.99 22.3 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 -1.11 -1.92 P 1.50 ND 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 24.4 0.34 1.00 4.93 74.1 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.25 1.85 4.04 F ND 9 SOUTHEAST 21.5 0.44 1.00 4.97 74.6 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.31 1.11 1.91 P SD 1 NORTHWEST 31.2 0.11 0.26 2.21 30.9 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 -1.30 -0.16 P SD 2 NORTH CENTRAL 26.6 0.21 1.00 3.06 50.8 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.11 -0.52 1.35 P SD 3 NORTHEAST 23.5 0.26 1.00 5.51 81.4 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.20 -0.20 2.46 P SD 4 BLACK HILLS 33.8 0.07 0.89 4.72 70.2 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.03 -1.33 -0.89 F 0.76 SD 5 SOUTHWEST 32.9 0.02 0.66 2.25 36.4 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 -1.50 0.60 P SD 6 CENTRAL 30.0 0.14 0.87 4.73 70.0 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.10 -0.72 3.72 P SD 7 EAST CENTRAL 26.5 0.07 0.80 5.16 74.5 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 -1.16 0.91 P SD 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 32.0 0.14 0.78 4.69 91.2 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.12 -0.39 2.63 P SD 9 SOUTHEAST 31.0 0.12 0.68 4.35 62.9 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08 -1.75 -0.77 F 0.60 WI 1 NORTHWEST 24.3 0.19 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.00 0.03 0.19 0.18 -1.40 -2.41 P 3.06 WI 2 NORTH CENTRAL 22.8 0.15 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.15 -1.23 -2.78 F 3.65 WI 3 NORTHEAST 24.6 0.19 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.19 -0.89 -1.90 P 2.63 WI 4 WEST CENTRAL 29.4 0.21 0.98 7.00 99.8 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.21 -1.30 -0.85 P 0.83 WI 5 CENTRAL 28.3 0.28 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.00 0.07 0.28 0.28 -1.06 -1.02 P 1.16 WI 6 EAST CENTRAL 28.3 0.22 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.12 0.21 0.05 -0.24 -0.33 P WI 7 SOUTHWEST 31.6 0.21 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.21 0.21 -0.10 -0.17 -1.56 P 2.03 WI 8 SOUTH CENTRAL 31.4 0.32 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.32 0.89 -0.25 1.61 0.67 P WI 9 SOUTHEAST 31.6 0.47 1.00 8.00 100.0 0.00 0.47 1.22 -0.27 2.96 2.33 F WY 1 YELLOWSTONE DRAINAGE 34.5 0.06 0.96 0.22 16.8 0.10 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -4.65 -13.72 F 16.81 WY 2 SNAKE DRAINAGE 33.3 0.31 1.00 6.00 100.0 0.06 0.25 0.26 -0.06 -0.94 -3.59 F 5.44 WY 3 GREEN AND BEAR DRNG. 36.4 0.25 1.00 5.15 87.9 0.14 0.00 0.10 -0.12 2.21 4.65 F WY 4 BIG HORN 39.1 0.12 0.96 1.05 25.1 0.16 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.57 0.48 P WY 5 PWDR/LTL MO/TONGUE D 34.8 0.06 0.33 0.38 8.9 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.24 -5.95 F 6.16 WY 6 BELLE FOURCHE DRNG. 34.0 0.18 1.00 2.64 45.5 0.04 0.00 0.07 0.04 -0.14 -3.06 P 3.11 WY 7 CHEYENNE/NIOBRARA DR 36.5 0.03 0.92 0.89 22.6 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.50 -2.42 P 2.01 WY 8 LOWER PLATTE 37.0 0.36 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.11 0.25 0.26 -0.04 3.67 7.06 F WY 9 WIND RIVER 39.5 0.31 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.18 0.01 0.13 -0.15 3.56 9.23 F WY 10 UPPER PLATTE 32.0 0.40 1.00 7.00 100.0 0.00 0.40 0.41 -0.00 5.17 10.94 F END OF DATA