Research Article
Meteorological Drought Index Mapping in Bangladesh Using Standardized Precipitation Index during 1981–2010
Table 2
Number of drought years and percentage based on three-month SPI.
| Station name | Drought types | Extreme | Severe | Moderate | Normal | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| Barisal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | Bhola | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | Bogra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 27 | Chandpur | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Chittagong | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | Comilla | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 30 | Cox’s Bazar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 30 | Dhaka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 13 | Dinajpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 47 | Faridpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | Hatiya | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | Ishurdi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 40 | Jessore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | Khepupara | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | Khulna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 | Kutubdia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 40 | M. Court | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 20 | Madaripur | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | Mymensinghh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | Patuakhali | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Rajshahi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | Rangamati | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | Rangpur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | Sandwip | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | Satkhira | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 33 | Sitakunda | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 33 | Srimangal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 | Sylhet | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | Tangail | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | Teknaf | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
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