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North Carolina, Climate Division 5

December 1917 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1917 1-Month	-1.20	0.00	-1.20	38th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1933
December 1917 1-Month	-1.20	0.00	-1.20	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Nov–Dec 1917 2-Month	-0.98	-0.06	-0.92	36th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2001
Nov–Dec 1917 2-Month	-0.98	-0.06	-0.92	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Oct–Dec 1917 3-Month	-0.56	-0.05	-0.51	48th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2001
Oct–Dec 1917 3-Month	-0.56	-0.05	-0.51	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2015
Sep–Dec 1917 4-Month	0.17	-0.01	0.18	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1916	1933
Sep–Dec 1917 4-Month	0.17	-0.01	0.18	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1914	2018
Aug–Dec 1917 5-Month	0.07	0.05	0.02	67th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2007
Aug–Dec 1917 5-Month	0.07	0.05	0.02	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2018
Jul–Dec 1917 6-Month	0.52	0.04	0.48	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1916	2007
Jul–Dec 1917 6-Month	0.52	0.04	0.48	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2018
Jun–Dec 1917 7-Month	0.74	0.08	0.66	100th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2007
Jun–Dec 1917 7-Month	0.74	0.08	0.66	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	1908
May–Dec 1917 8-Month	0.70	0.06	0.64	98th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2007
May–Dec 1917 8-Month	0.70	0.06	0.64	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1901
Apr–Dec 1917 9-Month	0.61	0.06	0.55	100th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1925
Apr–Dec 1917 9-Month	0.61	0.06	0.55	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1901
Mar–Dec 1917 10-Month	0.73	0.04	0.69	110th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1925
Mar–Dec 1917 10-Month	0.73	0.04	0.69	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	1901
Feb–Dec 1917 11-Month	0.70	0.05	0.65	108th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1925
Feb–Dec 1917 11-Month	0.70	0.05	0.65	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	1901
Jan–Dec 1917 12-Month	0.59	0.05	0.54	109th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2007
Jan–Dec 1917 12-Month	0.59	0.05	0.54	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	1901
Jul 1916–Dec 1917 18-Month	0.48	0.05	0.43	104th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1926
Jul 1916–Dec 1917 18-Month	0.48	0.05	0.43	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1909	1929
Jan 1916–Dec 1917 24-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	100th Driest	Driest since: 1916	1926
Jan 1916–Dec 1917 24-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	1929
Jan 1915–Dec 1917 36-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	104th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2002
Jan 1915–Dec 1917 36-Month	0.35	0.05	0.30	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1908
Jan 1914–Dec 1917 48-Month	0.16	0.06	0.10	81st Driest	Driest since: 1916	2002
Jan 1914–Dec 1917 48-Month	0.16	0.06	0.10	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	1908
Jan 1913–Dec 1917 60-Month	0.22	0.06	0.16	97th Driest	Driest since: 1916	2011
Jan 1913–Dec 1917 60-Month	0.22	0.06	0.16	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1912	1975

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