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Example map showing the Keetch-Byram Drought Index via the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal.

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – North Carolina State Climate Office

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) assesses the likelihood of wildfires becoming large and difficult to contain by representing the net effect of evapotranspiration and precipitation in pr

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Southeast Climate Perspectives

A one-stop shop tool that places recent temperature and precipitation conditions in both a historical and geographical perspective across the Southeast.

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