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Mississippi, Climate Division 2

December 2002 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	1.82	0.03	1.79	113th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1980
December 2002 1-Month	1.82	0.03	1.79	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1991	1982
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	0.48	-0.12	0.60	95th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1965
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	0.48	-0.12	0.60	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1982
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	2.06	-0.11	2.17	127th Driest	Driest since: 2000	1965
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	2.06	-0.11	2.17	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1982
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	2.86	-0.13	2.99	130th Driest	Driest since: 2001	2023
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	2.86	-0.13	2.99	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2002
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	2.51	-0.05	2.56	129th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1953
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	2.51	-0.05	2.56	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	1982
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	2.19	-0.05	2.24	129th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	2.19	-0.05	2.24	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2009
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	1.70	-0.02	1.72	125th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1952
	1.70	-0.02	1.72	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1989	2009
	Ties: 1989
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	1.88	-0.02	1.90	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1952
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	1.88	-0.02	1.90	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	2009
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	1.40	0.00	1.40	125th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1965
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	1.40	0.00	1.40	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2009
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	1.57	0.00	1.57	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	1.57	0.00	1.57	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2009
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	1.34	-0.02	1.36	126th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	1.34	-0.02	1.36	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1991	2009
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	1.36	-0.03	1.39	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1943
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	1.36	-0.03	1.39	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	1.52	-0.03	1.55	129th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	1.52	-0.03	1.55	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2002
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	1.17	-0.02	1.19	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1943
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	1.17	-0.02	1.19	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2019
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	0.46	-0.02	0.48	112th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
	0.46	-0.02	0.48	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2021
	Ties: 1993
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	0.24	-0.02	0.26	94th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	0.24	-0.02	0.26	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	2021
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	0.09	-0.02	0.11	79th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1956
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	0.09	-0.02	0.11	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2021

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