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North Carolina, Climate Division 5

December 1948 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	1.43	0.00	1.43	104th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1933
December 1948 1-Month	1.43	0.00	1.43	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2015
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	3.80	-0.06	3.86	128th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2001
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	3.80	-0.06	3.86	3rd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2015
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	2.39	-0.05	2.44	126th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2001
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	2.39	-0.05	2.44	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	2015
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	1.88	-0.01	1.89	124th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1933
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	1.88	-0.01	1.89	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2018
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	1.54	0.05	1.49	121st Driest	Driest since: 1947	2007
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	1.54	0.05	1.49	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2018
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	1.26	0.04	1.22	118th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2007
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	1.26	0.04	1.22	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	2018
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	1.03	0.08	0.95	110th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2007
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	1.03	0.08	0.95	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1908
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	1.08	0.06	1.02	112th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2007
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	1.08	0.06	1.02	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1901
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	0.85	0.06	0.79	111th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1925
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	0.85	0.06	0.79	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1901
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	0.86	0.04	0.82	114th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1925
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	0.86	0.04	0.82	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1901
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	114th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1925
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1901
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	112th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2007
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1901
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	0.84	0.05	0.79	120th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1926
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	0.84	0.05	0.79	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1929
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	0.50	0.05	0.45	111th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1926
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	0.50	0.05	0.45	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1929
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	0.30	0.05	0.25	98th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
	0.30	0.05	0.25	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1908
	Ties: 1937
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	106th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2002
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	1908
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	0.33	0.06	0.27	113th Driest	Driest since: 1947	2011
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	0.33	0.06	0.27	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1910	1975

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