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Louisiana, Climate Division 3

January 2003 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	-2.52	-0.14	-2.38	5th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1914
January 2003 1-Month	-2.52	-0.14	-2.38	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1979
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	-0.50	-0.07	-0.43	55th Driest	Driest since: 2000	1981
	-0.50	-0.07	-0.43	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1930, 1948
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	-0.40	-0.14	-0.26	60th Driest	Driest since: 2000	2022
	-0.40	-0.14	-0.26	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1936
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	0.63	-0.10	0.73	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2000	2022
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	0.63	-0.10	0.73	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1983
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	0.76	-0.08	0.84	108th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1904
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	0.76	-0.08	0.84	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1983
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	0.71	-0.04	0.75	104th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1981
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	0.71	-0.04	0.75	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2009
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	0.63	-0.03	0.66	99th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1925
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	0.63	-0.03	0.66	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2009
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	0.56	-0.02	0.58	97th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1925
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	0.56	-0.02	0.58	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1983
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	0.39	-0.02	0.41	92nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1897
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	0.39	-0.02	0.41	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2005
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	0.21	0.01	0.20	86th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1897
	0.21	0.01	0.20	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2005
	Ties: 1972
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	0.23	0.01	0.22	87th Driest	Driest since: 2001	2011
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	0.23	0.01	0.22	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1974
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	0.14	0.00	0.14	83rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	2011
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	0.14	0.00	0.14	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1976
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	0.53	-0.01	0.54	108th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1955
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	0.53	-0.01	0.54	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	1976
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	0.42	0.00	0.42	108th Driest	Driest since: 2002	2012
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	0.42	0.00	0.42	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	1976
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	0.20	0.00	0.20	92nd Driest	Driest since: 2002	1955
	0.20	0.00	0.20	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1995	1976
	Ties: 1949
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	55th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1955
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1976
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	-0.07	-0.01	-0.06	54th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1956
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	-0.07	-0.01	-0.06	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 28, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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