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North Carolina, Climate Division 2

December 1998 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1998 1-Month	-0.88	0.17	-1.05	38th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1965
December 1998 1-Month	-0.88	0.17	-1.05	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1901
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	-2.06	-0.02	-2.04	5th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1933
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	-2.06	-0.02	-2.04	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	-1.95	-0.05	-1.90	5th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1933
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	-1.95	-0.05	-1.90	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	-2.12	-0.06	-2.06	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1933	1933
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	-2.12	-0.06	-2.06	129th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	-1.99	0.00	-1.99	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1933	1933
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	-1.99	0.00	-1.99	129th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	-2.08	0.01	-2.09	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1998
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	-2.08	0.01	-2.09	130th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	-1.80	0.06	-1.86	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1933	1933
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	-1.80	0.06	-1.86	128th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	-1.38	0.04	-1.42	8th Driest	Driest since: 1993	1925
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	-1.38	0.04	-1.42	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	-0.79	0.05	-0.84	20th Driest	Driest since: 1993	2007
	-0.79	0.05	-0.84	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1901
	Ties: 1981
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	-0.68	0.04	-0.72	21st Driest	Driest since: 1993	1925
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	-0.68	0.04	-0.72	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1901
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	-0.40	0.03	-0.43	35th Driest	Driest since: 1993	1925
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	-0.40	0.03	-0.43	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Jan–Dec 1998 12-Month	0.01	0.04	-0.03	57th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1925
	0.01	0.04	-0.03	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1950
Jul 1997–Dec 1998 18-Month	-0.29	0.04	-0.33	28th Driest	Driest since: 1988	1988
Jul 1997–Dec 1998 18-Month	-0.29	0.04	-0.33	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2020
Jan 1997–Dec 1998 24-Month	-0.14	0.05	-0.19	41st Driest	Driest since: 1989	1931
Jan 1997–Dec 1998 24-Month	-0.14	0.05	-0.19	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2020
Jan 1996–Dec 1998 36-Month	0.18	0.05	0.13	79th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1988, 2002
	0.18	0.05	0.13	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1958
Jan 1995–Dec 1998 48-Month	0.19	0.06	0.13	80th Driest	Driest since: 1994	2002
Jan 1995–Dec 1998 48-Month	0.19	0.06	0.13	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2020
Jan 1994–Dec 1998 60-Month	0.27	0.06	0.21	98th Driest	Driest since: 1997	2002
	0.27	0.06	0.21	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 1919

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