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North Carolina, Climate Division 2

December 1982 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1982 1-Month	0.77	0.17	0.60	87th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1965
December 1982 1-Month	0.77	0.17	0.60	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1901
Nov–Dec 1982 2-Month	0.97	-0.02	0.99	96th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
Nov–Dec 1982 2-Month	0.97	-0.02	0.99	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2018
Oct–Dec 1982 3-Month	0.64	-0.05	0.69	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
Oct–Dec 1982 3-Month	0.64	-0.05	0.69	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2018
Sep–Dec 1982 4-Month	0.20	-0.06	0.26	70th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
Sep–Dec 1982 4-Month	0.20	-0.06	0.26	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Aug–Dec 1982 5-Month	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	58th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
Aug–Dec 1982 5-Month	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Jul–Dec 1982 6-Month	0.09	0.01	0.08	68th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1998
	0.09	0.01	0.08	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1975
Jun–Dec 1982 7-Month	0.41	0.06	0.35	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
	0.41	0.06	0.35	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1974
May–Dec 1982 8-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	76th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1925
May–Dec 1982 8-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Apr–Dec 1982 9-Month	0.41	0.05	0.36	84th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2007
Apr–Dec 1982 9-Month	0.41	0.05	0.36	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1901
Mar–Dec 1982 10-Month	0.12	0.04	0.08	71st Driest	Driest since: 1981	1925
Mar–Dec 1982 10-Month	0.12	0.04	0.08	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1901
Feb–Dec 1982 11-Month	0.34	0.03	0.31	84th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1925
	0.34	0.03	0.31	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1924
Jan–Dec 1982 12-Month	0.40	0.04	0.36	95th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1925
	0.40	0.04	0.36	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2020
	Ties: 1922
Jul 1981–Dec 1982 18-Month	-0.07	0.04	-0.11	50th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1988
	-0.07	0.04	-0.11	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1940, 1970
Jan 1981–Dec 1982 24-Month	-0.21	0.05	-0.26	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
	-0.21	0.05	-0.26	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1946
Jan 1980–Dec 1982 36-Month	-0.25	0.05	-0.30	28th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1988, 2002
Jan 1980–Dec 1982 36-Month	-0.25	0.05	-0.30	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1981	2020
Jan 1979–Dec 1982 48-Month	0.17	0.06	0.11	78th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2002
	0.17	0.06	0.11	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1923
Jan 1978–Dec 1982 60-Month	0.11	0.06	0.05	69th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2002
Jan 1978–Dec 1982 60-Month	0.11	0.06	0.05	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2022

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