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Table 1 SPI values and corresponding drought categories

From: Livestock population dynamics and pastoral communities’ adaptation to rainfall variability in communal lands of Kgalagadi South, Botswana

SPI values

Drought category

2.0 and above

Extremely wet

1.5 to 1.99

Very wet

1.0 to 1.49

Moderately wet

−.99 to .99

Near normal

−1.00 to −1.49

Moderate drought

−1.50 to −1.99

Severe drought

≤ − 2.0

Extreme drought