CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, NCEP, NWS, NOAA
WEEK 22 OF THE 2023 GROWING SEASON IS THE WEEK ENDING 29 JUL 2023
KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX SUGGESTED STARTUP VALUES
ADDITIONAL CALCULATIONS DONE BY THE WILDLAND FIRE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
ST	CD	CLIMATE DIVISION	FIELD CAPACITY (%)	KBDI Starting Value
AL	1	NORTHERN VALLEY	47.3	421
AL	2	APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN	59.3	325
AL	3	UPPER PLAINS	61.6	307
AL	4	EASTERN VALLEY	56.3	349
AL	5	PIEDMONT PLATEAU	62.9	296
AL	6	PRAIRIE	62.9	296
AL	7	COASTAL PLAIN	56.5	348
AL	8	GULF	64.2	286
AR	1	NORTHWEST	34.5	524
AR	2	NORTH CENTRAL	27.6	579
AR	3	NORTHEAST	39.0	488
AR	4	WEST CENTRAL	45.8	433
AR	5	CENTRAL	41.6	467
AR	6	EAST CENTRAL	27.4	580
AR	7	SOUTHWEST	58.9	328
AR	8	SOUTH CENTRAL	60.5	316
AR	9	SOUTHEAST	44.4	444
FL	1	NORTHWEST	76.7	186
FL	2	NORTH	70.2	238
FL	3	NORTH CENTRAL	81.5	148
FL	4	SOUTH CENTRAL	73.5	212
FL	5	EVERGLADES/SW COAST	81.9	144
FL	6	LOWER EAST COAST	100.0	0
FL	7	KEYS	44.3	445
GA	1	NORTHWEST	57.2	342
GA	2	NORTH CENTRAL	73.8	209
GA	3	NORTHEAST	0.1	799
GA	4	WEST CENTRAL	50.2	398
GA	5	CENTRAL	43.9	448
GA	6	EAST CENTRAL	59.6	323
GA	7	SOUTHWEST	56.6	347
GA	8	SOUTH CENTRAL	45.4	436
GA	9	SOUTHEAST	61.3	309
LA	1	NORTHWEST	31.4	548
LA	2	NORTH CENTRAL	32.4	540
LA	3	NORTHEAST	37.2	502
LA	4	WEST CENTRAL	9.4	724
LA	5	CENTRAL	17.9	656
LA	6	EAST CENTRAL	18.3	653
LA	7	SOUTHWEST	16.6	667
LA	8	SOUTH CENTRAL	29.6	563
LA	9	SOUTHEAST	37.3	501
MS	1	UPPER DELTA	42.3	461
MS	2	NORTH CENTRAL	33.8	529
MS	3	NORTHEAST	62.1	303
MS	4	LOWER DELTA	30.2	558
MS	5	CENTRAL	59.5	324
MS	6	EAST CENTRAL	60.4	316
MS	7	SOUTHWEST	24.6	603
MS	8	SOUTH CENTRAL	41.2	470
MS	9	SOUTHEAST	61.2	310
MS	10	COASTAL	44.7	442
NM	1	NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU	17.9	656
NM	2	NORTHERN MOUNTAINS	24.4	604
NM	3	NORTHEASTERN PLAINS	6.5	748
NM	4	SOUTHWESTERN MTNS.	16.0	672
NM	5	CENTRAL VALLEY	2.4	780
NM	6	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS	10.8	713
NM	7	SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS	0.2	798
NM	8	SOUTHERN DESERT	0.8	793
OK	1	PANHANDLE	37.7	498
OK	2	NORTH CENTRAL	71.6	227
OK	3	NORTHEAST	41.5	468
OK	4	WEST CENTRAL	60.1	319
OK	5	CENTRAL	62.4	300
OK	6	EAST CENTRAL	35.6	515
OK	7	SOUTHWEST	38.9	488
OK	8	SOUTH CENTRAL	47.6	419
OK	9	SOUTHEAST	49.2	406
TN	1	EASTERN	90.8	73
TN	2	CUMBERLAND PLATEAU	84.2	126
TN	3	MIDDLE	68.1	255
TN	4	WESTERN	30.6	555
TX	1	HIGH PLAINS	12.1	703
TX	2	LOW ROLLING PLAINS	13.3	693
TX	3	NORTH CENTRAL	16.5	668
TX	4	EAST TEXAS	20.6	635
TX	5	TRANS PECOS	0.1	799
TX	6	EDWARDS PLATEAU	0.8	793
TX	7	SOUTH CENTRAL	14.3	685
TX	8	UPPER COAST	14.4	684
TX	9	SOUTHERN	0.3	797
TX	10	LOWER VALLEY	1.4	788
PR	1	NORTH COASTAL	0.6	795
PR	2	SOUTH COASTAL	0.3	797
PR	3	NORTHERN SLOPES	0.1	799
PR	4	SOUTHERN SLOPES	0.3	797
PR	5	EASTERN INTERIOR	1.5	788
PR	6	WESTERN INTERIOR	0.6	795