NCDC: Climate of 2002 - August - Central Region Drought

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Climate of 2002 - August
Central Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 13 September 2002

August marked the third consecutive month with below-normal rainfall, regionwide, for the Ohio Valley area, giving the Central region the 18th driest summer (June-August) in the 108-year record. However, this short-term dryness was an interruption to longer-term wet conditions, where March-August ranked as the 15th wettest such 6-month period (see table below).

Precipitation Ranks for the
Central Region , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Aug	39^th driest
Jul-Aug	23^rd driest
Jun-Aug	18^th driest
May-Aug	40^th wettest ( 68^th driest)
Apr-Aug	28^th wettest ( 81^st driest)
Mar-Aug	15^th wettest ( 93^rd driest)
Feb-Aug	29^th wettest ( 80^th driest)
Jan-Aug	32^nd wettest ( 76^th driest)
Dec-Aug	29^th wettest ( 79^th driest)
Nov-Aug	29^th wettest ( 79^th driest)
Oct-Aug	16^th wettest ( 92^nd driest)
Sep-Aug	18^th wettest ( 90^th driest)

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

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

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Click here for graphic showing Central Region precipitation, Jun-August 1895-2002

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

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