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North Carolina, Climate Division 5

December 2009 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2009 1-Month	3.88	0.00	3.88	125th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1933
December 2009 1-Month	3.88	0.00	3.88	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2015
Nov–Dec 2009 2-Month	3.23	-0.06	3.29	127th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2001
Nov–Dec 2009 2-Month	3.23	-0.06	3.29	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	2015
Oct–Dec 2009 3-Month	1.97	-0.05	2.02	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2008	2001
Oct–Dec 2009 3-Month	1.97	-0.05	2.02	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1992	2015
Sep–Dec 2009 4-Month	1.02	-0.01	1.03	105th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1933
	1.02	-0.01	1.03	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2018
	Ties: 1928
Aug–Dec 2009 5-Month	0.39	0.05	0.34	83rd Driest	Driest since: 2007	2007
	0.39	0.05	0.34	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 2008	2018
	Ties: 2003
Jul–Dec 2009 6-Month	0.19	0.04	0.15	76th Driest	Driest since: 2007	2007
Jul–Dec 2009 6-Month	0.19	0.04	0.15	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 2008	2018
Jun–Dec 2009 7-Month	0.07	0.08	-0.01	69th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2007
Jun–Dec 2009 7-Month	0.07	0.08	-0.01	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1908
May–Dec 2009 8-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	84th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2007
May–Dec 2009 8-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1901
Apr–Dec 2009 9-Month	0.13	0.06	0.07	75th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1925
Apr–Dec 2009 9-Month	0.13	0.06	0.07	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1901
Mar–Dec 2009 10-Month	0.27	0.04	0.23	88th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1925
	0.27	0.04	0.23	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1901
	Ties: 1904, 1915
Feb–Dec 2009 11-Month	0.08	0.05	0.03	77th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1925
Feb–Dec 2009 11-Month	0.08	0.05	0.03	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1901
Jan–Dec 2009 12-Month	-0.03	0.05	-0.08	68th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2007
	-0.03	0.05	-0.08	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1901
	Ties: 1899, 1919
Jul 2008–Dec 2009 18-Month	0.16	0.05	0.11	82nd Driest	Driest since: 2008	1926
Jul 2008–Dec 2009 18-Month	0.16	0.05	0.11	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 2003	1929
Jan 2008–Dec 2009 24-Month	-0.16	0.05	-0.21	44th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1926
Jan 2008–Dec 2009 24-Month	-0.16	0.05	-0.21	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1929
Jan 2007–Dec 2009 36-Month	-0.75	0.05	-0.80	7th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2002
Jan 2007–Dec 2009 36-Month	-0.75	0.05	-0.80	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1908
Jan 2006–Dec 2009 48-Month	-0.58	0.06	-0.64	10th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2002
	-0.58	0.06	-0.64	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1908
	Ties: 1927
Jan 2005–Dec 2009 60-Month	-0.51	0.06	-0.57	10th Driest	Driest since: 2008	2011
Jan 2005–Dec 2009 60-Month	-0.51	0.06	-0.57	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1975

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