Research Article
Meteorological Drought Index Mapping in Bangladesh Using Standardized Precipitation Index during 1981–2010
Table 3
Number of drought years and percentage based on six-month SPI.
| | Station name | Drought types | | Extreme | Severe | Moderate | Normal | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| | Barisal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | | Bhola | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 | | Bogra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 20 | | Chandpur | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | | Chittagong | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | | Comilla | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | | Cox’s Bazar | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 | | Dhaka | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | | Dinajpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 50 | | Faridpur | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 40 | | Hatiya | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | | Ishurdi | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 40 | | Jessore | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 40 | | Khepupara | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | | Khulna | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 27 | | Kutubdia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | | M. Court | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 30 | | Madaripur | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 30 | | Mymensinghh | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | | Patuakhali | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | | Rajshahi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | | Rangamati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 43 | | Rangpur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | | Sandwip | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 37 | | Satkhira | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 30 | | Sitakunda | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 43 | | Srimangal | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 30 | | Sylhet | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | | Tangail | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 27 | | Teknaf | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
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