You are here: Home / Blogs at Gustavus / Geography Blog / Drought Status as of July 2012 Posted on August 10th, 2012 by Mark Bjelland The Palmer short term drought index shows a large swath of extreme drought conditions in the Central United States. Drought Index. Source: National Climatic Data Center. Tweet Categories: Uncategorized Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Comments Name (required) E-mail (required, will not be published) Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting.