Fig. 4

6-month SPEI for August in the periods 1901–2016 in the study sites (smoothed lines are based on a span factor equal to 0.1). The dots, coloured according to the site, correspond to severe (i.e., 6-month SPEI for August equal to or below -1.28, dashed light blue line) and extreme drought (i.e., 6-month SPEI for August equal to or below -2.06, dashed dark blue line)