Connecticut Drought Summary

Percent of time spent in drought categories

-- Northwest Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 2.5 2.5
Severe 5.6 8.2
Moderate 15.6 23.7
Mild 21.2 44.9
Incipient 11.1 56.0
Near Normal 10.8 66.8
Wet 33.2 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -5.34 in 7/1965

-- Central Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 2.3 2.3
Severe 6.7 9.0
Moderate 15.4 24.3
Mild 20.9 45.2
Incipient 11.5 56.7
Near Normal 13.6 70.3
Wet 29.7 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -5.20 in 5/1911

-- Coastal Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 1.3 1.3
Severe 5.2 6.6
Moderate 13.5 20.1
Mild 22.1 42.2
Incipient 11.8 53.9
Near Normal 14.2 68.1
Wet 31.9 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -5.19 in 12/1965

Based on the monthly Palmer Drought Severity Index as computed by the National Climatic Data Center.
"Cumulative" is the percent of time in given category plus all preceeding categories.