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Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring

Precipitation Indicator Map:
Precipitation Indicator Graphs (Moving Average Total Precipitation, Accumulated Departure from Normal Precipitation, and Percentage Departure from Normal Precipitation)
Surface Water Indicator Map
Ground Water Indicator Map
Palmer Indicator Map
Composite Indicator Map:
Frequently Asked Questions about the Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring web site and other Drought related issues.

Surface Water Indicator Map (Based on 30-Day Moving Average Stream Flow and Definitions of Drought Watch, Warning, and Emergency from PA DEP)
- select a county on the map for a graph
- view the explanation for surface water condition monitoring
- vew the text only version

Map created on: Wednesday February 11, 2009
Surface Water Indicator Map
Hydrologic conditions that represent entry into drought watch, warning, and emergency were defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Erie Warren McKean Potter Tioga Bradford Susquehanna Wayne Pike Monroe Wyoming Sullivan Lycoming Clinton Cameron Elk Forest Venango Mercer Butler Lawrence Beaver Allegheny Washington Fayette Greene Westmoreland Armstrong Clarion Jefferson Clearfield Centre Union Montour Columbia Luzerne Lackawanna Carbon Northampton Lehigh Schuylkill Berks Bucks Montgomery Philadelphia Delaware Chester Lancaster Lebanon Dauphin Northumberland Snyder Mifflin Huntingdon Blair Cambria Indiana Somerset Bedford Fulton Franklin Adams York Juniata Perry Cumberland Crawford Drought Watch Definition Droucht Warning Definition Droucht Emergency Definition
click on ?'s for Watch, Warning, and Emergency explanations

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