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North Carolina, Climate Division 2

December 1970 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1970 1-Month	-1.61	0.17	-1.78	21st Driest	Driest since: 1965	1965
December 1970 1-Month	-1.61	0.17	-1.78	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month	-1.22	-0.02	-1.20	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1965	1933
	-1.22	-0.02	-1.20	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1916
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month	-0.12	-0.05	-0.07	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1965	1933
	-0.12	-0.05	-0.07	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1896
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	-0.53	-0.06	-0.47	48th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1933
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	-0.53	-0.06	-0.47	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month	0.47	0.00	0.47	80th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1933
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month	0.47	0.00	0.47	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month	0.30	0.01	0.29	76th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1998
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month	0.30	0.01	0.29	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month	0.20	0.06	0.14	64th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1933
	0.20	0.06	0.14	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1913, 1938
May–Dec 1970 8-Month	-0.06	0.04	-0.10	56th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1925
May–Dec 1970 8-Month	-0.06	0.04	-0.10	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month	-0.04	0.05	-0.09	57th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2007
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month	-0.04	0.05	-0.09	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month	-0.20	0.04	-0.24	45th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1925
	-0.20	0.04	-0.24	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1901
	Ties: 1951
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month	-0.26	0.03	-0.29	41st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1925
	-0.26	0.03	-0.29	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1951
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month	-0.40	0.04	-0.44	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1965	1925
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month	-0.40	0.04	-0.44	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month	-0.07	0.04	-0.11	50th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1988
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month	-0.07	0.04	-0.11	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month	-0.03	0.05	-0.08	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1931
	-0.03	0.05	-0.08	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1932
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month	-0.13	0.05	-0.18	35th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1988, 2002
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month	-0.13	0.05	-0.18	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month	-0.14	0.06	-0.20	34th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2002
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month	-0.14	0.06	-0.20	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month	-0.06	0.06	-0.12	39th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2002
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month	-0.06	0.06	-0.12	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2022

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