New Jersey Drought Summary

Percent of time spent in drought categories

-- Northern Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 1.4 1.4
Severe 3.4 4.9
Moderate 12.6 17.5
Mild 19.0 36.4
Incipient 12.7 49.1
Near Normal 11.9 61.0
Wet 39.0 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -5.25 in 8/1966

-- Southern Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 1.0 1.0
Severe 2.5 3.5
Moderate 8.7 12.2
Mild 17.9 30.1
Incipient 13.8 43.9
Near Normal 17.5 61.3
Wet 38.7 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -5.63 in 12/1965

-- Coastal Climate Division --
PDSI Category Percent of Time in Category Cumulative Percent Time
Extreme 1.2 1.2
Severe 2.7 3.9
Moderate 10.9 14.8
Mild 20.1 34.8
Incipient 12.0 46.8
Near Normal 14.8 61.6
Wet 38.4 100.0
Lowest PDSI in 1335 months -6.53 in 2/2002

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.