NCDC: Climate of 2002 - June - West Region Drought

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Climate of 2002 - June
West Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 15 July 2002

The last six months have been consistently drier than normal for the West Region, giving 2002 a rank of sixth driest January-June on record. According to the USDA, 80% of California's and 35% of Nevada's pasture and range land were rated in the poor to very poor category by early July.

Period	Rank
Precipitation Ranks for the West Region , 2001-2002
Jun	17^th driest
May-Jun	11^th driest
Apr-Jun	12^th driest
Mar-Jun	9^th driest
Feb-Jun	7^th driest
Jan-Jun	6^th driest
Dec-Jun	12^th driest
Nov-Jun	26^th driest
Oct-Jun	24^th driest
Sep-Jun	20^th driest
Aug-Jun	20^th driest
Jul-Jun	23^rd driest

West Region precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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West Region Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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West Region precipitation, January-June 1895-2002

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West Region Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - June 2002

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