NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
Divisional Mapping
Divisional Palmer Z-Index
October - December 1960
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North Carolina (Hover over a Climate Division)
Z-IndexPalmer Z-Index: -0.94
Anomaly: -0.86
Rank: 26th Driest
Mean: -0.08
Climate Division | Value | Anomaly | Rank 130 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Mountains | -1.12 | -1.05 | 29 | -0.06 |
| 2. Northern Mountains | -1.17 | -1.12 | 21 | -0.05 |
| 3. Northern Piedmont | -1.76 | -1.63 | 17 | -0.13 |
| 4. Central Piedmont | -1.54 | -1.43 | 22 | -0.11 |
| 5. Southern Piedmont | -1.49 | -1.45 | 20 | -0.05 |
| 6. Southern Coastal Plain | -0.55 | -0.52 | 41 | -0.03 |
| 7. Central Coastal Plain | -0.70 | -0.66 | 36 | -0.04 |
| 8. Northern Coastal Plain | -0.60 | -0.55 | 39 | -0.05 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Mapping, published March 2025, retrieved on March 31, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/mapping
