Point-by-point Spearman’s rank correlations (1100–2012) between OWDA scPDSI and the western Mediterranean (WestMED; 32°N–42°N, 10°W–0°), eastern Mediterranean (EastMED; 36°N–41°N, 20°E–37°E), and Middle East (MidEast; 30°N–34°N, 33°E–47°E) regional average scPDSI time series. Regions of insignificant correlation (p> 0.05) are masked by grey asterisks.