NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
Divisional Mapping
Divisional Palmer Z-Index
October - December 1978
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North Carolina (Hover over a Climate Division)
Z-IndexPalmer Z-Index: -0.99
Anomaly: -0.91
Rank: 24th Driest
Mean: -0.08
Climate Division | Value | Anomaly | Rank 130 Years | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Mountains | -1.05 | -0.98 | 34 | -0.06 |
| 2. Northern Mountains | -0.89 | -0.84 | 32 | -0.05 |
| 3. Northern Piedmont | -0.04 | 0.09 | 68 | -0.13 |
| 4. Central Piedmont | -0.78 | -0.67 | 40 | -0.11 |
| 5. Southern Piedmont | -1.39 | -1.34 | 24 | -0.05 |
| 6. Southern Coastal Plain | -0.71 | -0.68 | 33 | -0.03 |
| 7. Central Coastal Plain | -0.65 | -0.60 | 39 | -0.04 |
| 8. Northern Coastal Plain | -0.50 | -0.46 | 43 | -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
