Drought Information for NWS Paducah area

Introduction
Drought
Monitor
Status
Local
Drought
Statements
Recent
Temp &
Precip
Impacts
Water
Resource
Forecasts &
Outlooks
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Information about current drought conditions and forecast conditions can be found on the tabs following this one. Items range from basic level to in-depth items. Below are some basic questions about drought, and where on this page you can find the answers.

What kind of drought is across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southwest Indiana? : Drought Monitor Status Tab
How close to normal has precipitation been across the area? : Recent Temp & Precip Tab
How are soil and vegetation impacted?: Impacts Tab
How are the rivers impacted?: Water Resource Tab
What are the latest outlooks on precipitation and drought?: Forecasts & Outlooks Tab

Check out our new Graphical Drought Information Statement.

Click here for the National Drought Portal Page

Fire weather information is available on the Fire Weather Page

Drought Status

US Drought Monitor Information for southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri:

Drought Monitor Change Maps Time Series of Drought Monitor Status for a Location (Down to County level)

Latest Drought Statements (when available)

from Paducah

from Louisville

from Nashville

from Memphis

from Little Rock

from Springfield

from St Louis

from Lincoln

from Indianapolis

Latest Precipitation and Temperature Trends

7 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal	14 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal

30 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal	60 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal

90 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal	120 Day Precipitation Percent of Normal

SPI Maps for NWS Paducah area: 30 Day 60 Day 90 Day

7 Day Temperature Departure from Normal	30 Day Temperature Departure from Normal

Impacts

Soils / Vegetation

EDDI: 1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 3 month

Water Balance: 7 Day and 30 Day

Soil Moisture: (more soil moisture info here)

Calculated Soil Moisture Ranking Percentile:	Total Soil Moisture Anomaly:

NASA SPoRT LIS (choose 0-100cm RSM, 0-100cm Percentile, INT-RSM: 1wk chg)

Quick Drought Response Index:

Quick Drought Response Index for Illinois	Quick Drought Response Index for Indiana

Quick Drought Response Index for Kentucky	Quick Drought Response Index for Missouri

Vegetation Drought Response Index:

Vegetation Drought Response Index for Illinois	Vegetation Drought Response Index for Indiana

Vegetation Drought Response Index for Kentucky	Vegetation Drought Response Index for Missouri