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Approximate Regional Recurrence Intervals for Historic Droughts in Maine

DATE AREA
AFFECTED 		RECURRENCE
INTERVAL 		REMARKS
1942 west and north 20-30  
1947-49 statewide
north and central 		30-60
60->100 		 
1952-53 central
north and west 		20-60
>60 		 
1957 south and coastal 20-50  
1965-68 north and coastal
rest of state 		>50
20-50 		 
1978 statewide 20-50 More severe at select central stations
1987 central
north 		50-75
20-50 		 
1995 central
south and north 		75->100
20-50 		 
1999-2002 central and north
west and south 		60->100
30-60 		North and west most severe in 2002
central severe throughout
Approximate recurrence intervals are based on 7-day and 90-day surface-water low flows.
Data are preliminary and subject to change.
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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