National Climatic Data Center, 17 October 2001

U.S. Drought Highlights:

• On the national scale, severe drought affected just under 20 percent of the contiguous United States as of the end of September 2001
• Parts of the western U.S. were plagued by continued drought this month
• Moisture deficits continued in parts of the Northeast
• Areas of drought persisted in the Southeast and southern Plains

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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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