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
STCDCLIMATE DIVISIONFIELD CAPACITY (%)KBDI Starting Value
AL 1NORTHERN VALLEY 47.3421
AL 2APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN 59.3325
AL 3UPPER PLAINS 61.6307
AL 4EASTERN VALLEY 56.3349
AL 5PIEDMONT PLATEAU 62.9296
AL 6PRAIRIE 62.9296
AL 7COASTAL PLAIN 56.5348
AL 8GULF 64.2286
AR 1NORTHWEST 34.5524
AR 2NORTH CENTRAL 27.6579
AR 3NORTHEAST 39.0488
AR 4WEST CENTRAL 45.8433
AR 5CENTRAL 41.6467
AR 6EAST CENTRAL 27.4580
AR 7SOUTHWEST 58.9328
AR 8SOUTH CENTRAL 60.5316
AR 9SOUTHEAST 44.4444
FL 1NORTHWEST 76.7186
FL 2NORTH 70.2238
FL 3NORTH CENTRAL 81.5148
FL 4SOUTH CENTRAL 73.5212
FL 5EVERGLADES/SW COAST 81.9144
FL 6LOWER EAST COAST 100.00
FL 7KEYS 44.3445
GA 1NORTHWEST 57.2342
GA 2NORTH CENTRAL 73.8209
GA 3NORTHEAST 0.1799
GA 4WEST CENTRAL 50.2398
GA 5CENTRAL 43.9448
GA 6EAST CENTRAL 59.6323
GA 7SOUTHWEST 56.6347
GA 8SOUTH CENTRAL 45.4436
GA 9SOUTHEAST 61.3309
LA 1NORTHWEST 31.4548
LA 2NORTH CENTRAL 32.4540
LA 3NORTHEAST 37.2502
LA 4WEST CENTRAL 9.4724
LA 5CENTRAL 17.9656
LA 6EAST CENTRAL 18.3653
LA 7SOUTHWEST 16.6667
LA 8SOUTH CENTRAL 29.6563
LA 9SOUTHEAST 37.3501
MS 1UPPER DELTA 42.3461
MS 2NORTH CENTRAL 33.8529
MS 3NORTHEAST 62.1303
MS 4LOWER DELTA 30.2558
MS 5CENTRAL 59.5324
MS 6EAST CENTRAL 60.4316
MS 7SOUTHWEST 24.6603
MS 8SOUTH CENTRAL 41.2470
MS 9SOUTHEAST 61.2310
MS 10COASTAL 44.7442
NM 1NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU 17.9656
NM 2NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 24.4604
NM 3NORTHEASTERN PLAINS 6.5748
NM 4SOUTHWESTERN MTNS. 16.0672
NM 5CENTRAL VALLEY 2.4780
NM 6CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 10.8713
NM 7SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS 0.2798
NM 8SOUTHERN DESERT 0.8793
OK 1PANHANDLE 37.7498
OK 2NORTH CENTRAL 71.6227
OK 3NORTHEAST 41.5468
OK 4WEST CENTRAL 60.1319
OK 5CENTRAL 62.4300
OK 6EAST CENTRAL 35.6515
OK 7SOUTHWEST 38.9488
OK 8SOUTH CENTRAL 47.6419
OK 9SOUTHEAST 49.2406
TN 1EASTERN 90.873
TN 2CUMBERLAND PLATEAU 84.2126
TN 3MIDDLE 68.1255
TN 4WESTERN 30.6555
TX 1HIGH PLAINS 12.1703
TX 2LOW ROLLING PLAINS 13.3693
TX 3NORTH CENTRAL 16.5668
TX 4EAST TEXAS 20.6635
TX 5TRANS PECOS 0.1799
TX 6EDWARDS PLATEAU 0.8793
TX 7SOUTH CENTRAL 14.3685
TX 8UPPER COAST 14.4684
TX 9SOUTHERN 0.3797
TX 10LOWER VALLEY 1.4788
PR 1NORTH COASTAL 0.6795
PR 2SOUTH COASTAL 0.3797
PR 3NORTHERN SLOPES 0.1799
PR 4SOUTHERN SLOPES 0.3797
PR 5EASTERN INTERIOR 1.5788
PR 6WESTERN INTERIOR 0.6795