Counties with the worst droughts in Pennsylvania
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- Abnormally dry: 44.3%
- Area in drought: 41.8% (#22 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 23.1%
--- Severe drought: 17.3%
--- Extreme drought: 1.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 41.8% (#22 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 23.1%
--- Severe drought: 17.3%
--- Extreme drought: 1.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pennsylvania statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wyoming County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sullivan County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Cumberland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Adams County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 93.4%
--- Severe drought: 6.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 93.4%
--- Severe drought: 6.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Montour County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 90.5%
--- Severe drought: 9.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 90.5%
--- Severe drought: 9.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dauphin County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 89.5%
--- Severe drought: 10.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 89.5%
--- Severe drought: 10.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wayne County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 82.9%
--- Severe drought: 17.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 82.9%
--- Severe drought: 17.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Northumberland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 73.3%
--- Severe drought: 26.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 73.3%
--- Severe drought: 26.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lackawanna County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 63.0%
--- Severe drought: 37.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 63.0%
--- Severe drought: 37.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
York County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 42.6%
--- Severe drought: 57.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 42.6%
--- Severe drought: 57.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Columbia County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 36.8%
--- Severe drought: 63.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 36.8%
--- Severe drought: 63.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Luzerne County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 12.6%
--- Severe drought: 87.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 12.6%
--- Severe drought: 87.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Somerset County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 10.3%
--- Severe drought: 89.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 10.3%
--- Severe drought: 89.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pike County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 3.1%
--- Severe drought: 96.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 3.1%
--- Severe drought: 96.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lebanon County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 2.1%
--- Severe drought: 97.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 2.1%
--- Severe drought: 97.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Schuylkill County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.0%
--- Severe drought: 99.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.0%
--- Severe drought: 99.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lancaster County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Northampton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Monroe County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lehigh County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Carbon County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Berks County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Chester County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 29.1%
--- Severe drought: 65.6%
--- Extreme drought: 5.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 29.1%
--- Severe drought: 65.6%
--- Extreme drought: 5.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Westmoreland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 82.0%
--- Extreme drought: 18.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 82.0%
--- Extreme drought: 18.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Greene County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.3%
--- Severe drought: 79.9%
--- Extreme drought: 19.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.3%
--- Severe drought: 79.9%
--- Extreme drought: 19.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Washington County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 72.4%
--- Extreme drought: 27.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 72.4%
--- Extreme drought: 27.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Montgomery County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 63.3%
--- Extreme drought: 36.7%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 63.3%
--- Extreme drought: 36.7%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bucks County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 52.1%
--- Extreme drought: 47.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 52.1%
--- Extreme drought: 47.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Fayette County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.5%
--- Extreme drought: 55.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.5%
--- Extreme drought: 55.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Delaware County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 100.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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