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Drought Information for West Texas |
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| Click on the above image to go to the Drought Monitor webpage. | ||
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| Recent Precipitation for Lubbock's County Warning Area | ||
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1 Month Standardized Precipitation Index, calculated by Climate Division. Similar calculations for longer periods of time can be found at: ; ; ; ; ; and . Additional data can be obtained at: . Another great precipitation and temperature plotting resource is:
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| Hydrologic Conditions | ||
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| Keetch-Bryam Drought Index (KBDI) | ||
| The KBDI is based on precipitation and soil moisture (measures moisture depletion from 0 [no moisture depletion] to 800 [absolutely dry]). Values of 600 to 800 are often associated with severe drought and increased wildfire potential. | ||
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| Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) | ||
| The PDSI uses temperature and rainfall information in a formula to determine dryness. The Palmer Index is most effective in determining long term drought, a matter of several month, and is not as good with short-term forecasts (a matter of weeks). It uses a 0 as normal, and drought is shown in terms of minus numbers; for example, minus 2 is moderate drought, minus 3 is severe drought, and minus 4 is extreme drought. The Palmer Index can also reflect excess rain using a corresponding level reflected by plus figures; i.e., 0 is normal, plus 2 is moderate rainfall, etc. The advantage of the Palmer Index is that it is standardized to local climate, so it can be applied to any part of the country to demonstrate relative drought or rainfall conditions. The negative is that it is not as good for short term forecasts, and is not particularly useful in calculating supplies of water locked up in snow, so it works best east of the Continental Divide. | ||
| Additional soil moisture information can be found at the . | ||
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| Reservoir Levels | ||
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| Agricultural Impacts from Drought | ||
| (search for the latest "Crop and Weather Report" on the page, which is usually found under the main headline of the article) | ||
| (may carry Texas A&M crop report, etc.) | ||
| (national summary) | ||
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| Drought Mitigation Actions | ||
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| Texas Burn Ban Map | ||
| Water Restrictions in place? Must search local municipalities (Lubbock, Plainview, etc.). | ||
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| National Drought Outlook | ||
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| U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook | ||
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| U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook | ||
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| Extended Temperature & Precipitation Outlook | ||
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| 6-10 day temperature (left) and precipitation (right) outlook | ||
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| 8-14 day temperature (left) and precipitation (right) outlook | ||
| Monthly and seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks can be . | ||
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| Fire Danger Hazard | ||
| Energy Release Component (ERC) trend for the High Plains (left) and Rolling Plains (right). | ||
| Also, refer to the KBDI displayed in Hydrologic Conditions section. | ||
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