| Station | Month | Drought Index | Drought Characteristics | |||
| Sokoto (1952-2019) | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extreme | ||
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| May | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| SPAI-3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| June | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| SPAI-3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| July | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| SPAI-3 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
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| August | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| SPAI-3 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
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| Sept | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| SPAI-3 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 7 |
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| Oct | |||||
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| SPI-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| SPAI-3 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 1 |