re: #247 LudwigVanQuixote

So an image like this is really a bunch of meaningless colors without the math.

Image: palmer.gif

Therefore… you need to look at this:

[Link: www.npwrc.usgs.gov…]

But there’s no way I could distill that into a Twitter or Facebook comment :( Seriously, we’re talking about getting information to register with attention spans atrophied by the instant-gratification Internet. A simpler explanation is needed.

How about - severe drought in the -4 range is what’s happening in Texas now, where rain levels are XX % below normal, soil is XX % drier and reservoirs are XX % below capacity. -20 would mean (fill in blanks)

Does that make sense?