NCDC: Climate of 2002 - June - Delaware Drought

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Climate of 2002 - June
Delaware Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 15 July 2002

Although June ranked slightly drier than normal, statewide, for Delaware, beneficial rains during the last four months have brought relief from long-term drought conditions. Moisture deficits that accumulated during last fall and winter, however, were severe enough to give the state the driest September-June on record. End-of-June long-term (Palmer) drought conditions were in the moderate drought category for much of the state, with the USDA rating 39% of Delaware's pasture and range land in the poor to very poor category by early July.

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Delaware , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Jun	42^nd driest
May-Jun	43^rd driest
Apr-Jun	51^st driest
Mar-Jun	52^nd wettest ( 57^th driest)
Feb-Jun	31^st driest
Jan-Jun	24^th driest
Dec-Jun	19^th driest
Nov-Jun	8^th driest
Oct-Jun	3^rd driest
Sep-Jun	1^st driest
Aug-Jun	6^th driest
Jul-Jun	10^th driest

Delaware statewide precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Delaware statewide Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Delaware statewide precipitation, September-June 1895-2002

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Delaware statewide Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - June 2002

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