National Climatic Data Center, 15 August 2001

U.S. Drought Highlights:

• On the national scale, severe drought affected about 17 percent of the contiguous United States as of the end of July 2001
• Beneficial rains brought short-term wetness to parts of the Southeast, especially Florida, but long-term (hydrological) drought lingers
• Parts of the Northeast continued to dry out
• Drought continued across much of the West
• Parts of the southern Plains suffered from a second month of hot, dry conditions

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• National Overview
• Regional Drought Watch
• Palmer Drought Indices*
• Standardized Precipitation Index*
• Regional Precipitation Ranks*
• Statewide Precipitation Ranks*
• Weekly Drought Monitoring Tools*

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