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North Carolina, Climate Division 5

December 2011 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2011 1-Month	-1.32	0.00	-1.32	36th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1933
	-1.32	0.00	-1.32	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1949
Nov–Dec 2011 2-Month	-0.32	-0.06	-0.26	60th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2001
	-0.32	-0.06	-0.26	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1954
Oct–Dec 2011 3-Month	-0.18	-0.05	-0.13	62nd Driest	Driest since: 2010	2001
Oct–Dec 2011 3-Month	-0.18	-0.05	-0.13	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2015
Sep–Dec 2011 4-Month	0.12	-0.01	0.13	70th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1933
Sep–Dec 2011 4-Month	0.12	-0.01	0.13	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2018
Aug–Dec 2011 5-Month	-0.22	0.05	-0.27	55th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2007
	-0.22	0.05	-0.27	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2018
	Ties: 1983
Jul–Dec 2011 6-Month	-0.42	0.04	-0.46	50th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2007
Jul–Dec 2011 6-Month	-0.42	0.04	-0.46	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2018
Jun–Dec 2011 7-Month	-0.49	0.08	-0.57	44th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2007
Jun–Dec 2011 7-Month	-0.49	0.08	-0.57	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1908
May–Dec 2011 8-Month	-0.31	0.06	-0.37	56th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2007
May–Dec 2011 8-Month	-0.31	0.06	-0.37	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1901
Apr–Dec 2011 9-Month	-0.41	0.06	-0.47	43rd Driest	Driest since: 2010	1925
	-0.41	0.06	-0.47	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1901
	Ties: 1956, 1968
Mar–Dec 2011 10-Month	-0.35	0.04	-0.39	44th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1925
Mar–Dec 2011 10-Month	-0.35	0.04	-0.39	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1901
Feb–Dec 2011 11-Month	-0.54	0.05	-0.59	32nd Driest	Driest since: 2010	1925
	-0.54	0.05	-0.59	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1901
	Ties: 1935, 1966
Jan–Dec 2011 12-Month	-0.72	0.05	-0.77	22nd Driest	Driest since: 2010	2007
Jan–Dec 2011 12-Month	-0.72	0.05	-0.77	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1901
Jul 2010–Dec 2011 18-Month	-1.16	0.05	-1.21	4th Driest	Driest since: 2002	1926
Jul 2010–Dec 2011 18-Month	-1.16	0.05	-1.21	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1929
Jan 2010–Dec 2011 24-Month	-1.02	0.05	-1.07	6th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1926
Jan 2010–Dec 2011 24-Month	-1.02	0.05	-1.07	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1929
Jan 2009–Dec 2011 36-Month	-0.69	0.05	-0.74	11th Driest	Driest since: 2009	2002
Jan 2009–Dec 2011 36-Month	-0.69	0.05	-0.74	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1908
Jan 2008–Dec 2011 48-Month	-0.59	0.06	-0.65	9th Driest	Driest since: 2010	2002
Jan 2008–Dec 2011 48-Month	-0.59	0.06	-0.65	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1908
Jan 2007–Dec 2011 60-Month	-0.86	0.06	-0.92	1st Driest	Driest to Date	2011
Jan 2007–Dec 2011 60-Month	-0.86	0.06	-0.92	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1975

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