West+and+Midwest


 * West:**
 * The hydrologic year was October-September and incresingly got more dry and had less percipitation. Being such a dry area in the West during the summer and spring cause spontanious wild fires. The state most affected was Colorado. April-June of 2012 was a record high with dryness and was the third hottest April-June on record. Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are in the 10th top ranked areas for dryness and low percipitation. With New Mexico being second driest. During the late summer and early fall, the weather patterns shifted bringing rainfall to the southern states, but then drying out the northern states. The graphs shown here are about the previous recorded drought percentages and predicted drought percentages. Also where the states rank in terms of dryness.[[image:usdm-pct-area-drought-20000104-20130101-west.png width="672" height="214"]][[image:st-pcp-ranks-201201-201212.gif width="443" height="402"]]Below Normal Percipitation- Rainfall under the average percentage causing the area to become more dry than usual.**
 * Percipitation- Rain, snow, sleet, dew etc. Formed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere**
 * Personal Reflection:**
 * I think that the dryness and lack of rainfall has something to do with the way humans treat the enviorment. The pollutants put into the air, the water, everywhere. Maybe if humans took better care of the enviorment or even attemped to pay attention to the harsh things there doing to out earth, we might be better off.**