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North Carolina, Climate Division 2

December 1977 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1977 1-Month	-0.10	0.17	-0.27	60th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1965
December 1977 1-Month	-0.10	0.17	-0.27	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1901
Nov–Dec 1977 2-Month	2.58	-0.02	2.60	125th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1933
Nov–Dec 1977 2-Month	2.58	-0.02	2.60	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2018
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	2.42	-0.05	2.47	127th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1933
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	2.42	-0.05	2.47	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2018
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	2.15	-0.06	2.21	128th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1933
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	2.15	-0.06	2.21	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	1.56	0.00	1.56	124th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1933
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	1.56	0.00	1.56	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2018
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	0.72	0.01	0.71	94th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1998
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	0.72	0.01	0.71	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2018
Jun–Dec 1977 7-Month	0.65	0.06	0.59	89th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1933
Jun–Dec 1977 7-Month	0.65	0.06	0.59	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2018
May–Dec 1977 8-Month	0.34	0.04	0.30	75th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1925
	0.34	0.04	0.30	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1913
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	79th Driest	Driest since: 1975	2007
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1901
Mar–Dec 1977 10-Month	0.38	0.04	0.34	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1925
	0.38	0.04	0.34	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1901
	Ties: 1922
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	0.15	0.03	0.12	74th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1925
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	0.15	0.03	0.12	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2018
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	0.03	0.04	-0.01	59th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1925
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	0.03	0.04	-0.01	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Jul 1976–Dec 1977 18-Month	0.09	0.04	0.05	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1988
	0.09	0.04	0.05	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1922
Jan 1976–Dec 1977 24-Month	0.04	0.05	-0.01	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
	0.04	0.05	-0.01	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1914
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	0.26	0.05	0.21	89th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1988, 2002
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	0.26	0.05	0.21	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Jan 1974–Dec 1977 48-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	98th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2002
	0.29	0.06	0.23	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1918, 1938
Jan 1973–Dec 1977 60-Month	0.42	0.06	0.36	115th Driest	Driest since: 1974	2002
Jan 1973–Dec 1977 60-Month	0.42	0.06	0.36	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2022

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