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North Carolina, Climate Division 5

December 1952 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	0.68	0.00	0.68	88th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1933
December 1952 1-Month	0.68	0.00	0.68	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2015
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	0.13	-0.06	0.19	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	2001
	0.13	-0.06	0.19	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1924
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	-0.35	-0.05	-0.30	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	2001
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	-0.35	-0.05	-0.30	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2015
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1933
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2018
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	1.00	0.05	0.95	104th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	1.00	0.05	0.95	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2018
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	0.56	0.04	0.52	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	0.56	0.04	0.52	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	2018
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	0.29	0.08	0.21	79th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	0.29	0.08	0.21	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1908
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	0.23	0.06	0.17	80th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	0.23	0.06	0.17	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1901
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	0.20	0.06	0.14	77th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1925
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	0.20	0.06	0.14	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1901
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	0.53	0.04	0.49	101st Driest	Driest since: 1951	1925
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	0.53	0.04	0.49	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1901
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	0.54	0.05	0.49	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1925
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	0.54	0.05	0.49	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1901
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	0.41	0.05	0.36	99th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2007
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	0.41	0.05	0.36	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1901
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	-0.08	0.05	-0.13	61st Driest	Driest since: 1951	1926
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	-0.08	0.05	-0.13	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1929
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	-0.28	0.05	-0.33	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1926
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	-0.28	0.05	-0.33	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1929
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	-0.45	0.05	-0.50	24th Driest	Driest since: 1943	2002
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	-0.45	0.05	-0.50	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1908
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	-0.21	0.06	-0.27	37th Driest	Driest since: 1944	2002
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	-0.21	0.06	-0.27	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1908
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	0.00	0.06	-0.06	61st Driest	Driest since: 1951	2011
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	0.00	0.06	-0.06	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1975

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