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Drought is a creeping phenomenon and is categorized into different classes as suggested by Mckeel et.al. 1993. Standardized Precipitation Index(SPI) uses the rainfall data to calculate drought index on multiple time scale(1,2,3,6,9,12,24,48 and so on). National drought monitoring center, Pakistan classified the different severity of drought according to the rainfall departure as stated
Mild/slightly ±20% of normal rainfall
Moderate ±50% of normal rainfall
Severe ±65% of normal rainfall
Extreme ±85% of normal rainfall
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