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Pennsylvania, Climate Division 2

November 1998 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
November 1998 1-Month	-2.45	-0.28	-2.17	14th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1931
	-2.45	-0.28	-2.17	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1933
Oct–Nov 1998 2-Month	-1.09	-0.07	-1.02	34th Driest	Driest since: 1991	2024
	-1.09	-0.07	-1.02	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1932
	Ties: 1895, 1910
Sep–Nov 1998 3-Month	-1.19	-0.03	-1.16	21st Driest	Driest since: 1991	2024
Sep–Nov 1998 3-Month	-1.19	-0.03	-1.16	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2011
Aug–Nov 1998 4-Month	-1.08	0.00	-1.08	26th Driest	Driest since: 1991	1930
Aug–Nov 1998 4-Month	-1.08	0.00	-1.08	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2011
Jul–Nov 1998 5-Month	-1.27	-0.01	-1.26	17th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1964
	-1.27	-0.01	-1.26	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1963
Jun–Nov 1998 6-Month	-0.70	0.01	-0.71	28th Driest	Driest since: 1991	1930
Jun–Nov 1998 6-Month	-0.70	0.01	-0.71	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
May–Nov 1998 7-Month	-0.60	-0.04	-0.56	31st Driest	Driest since: 1991	1964
May–Nov 1998 7-Month	-0.60	-0.04	-0.56	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2018
Apr–Nov 1998 8-Month	-0.32	-0.02	-0.30	38th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1930
Apr–Nov 1998 8-Month	-0.32	-0.02	-0.30	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2018
Mar–Nov 1998 9-Month	-0.21	-0.01	-0.20	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1997	1930
Mar–Nov 1998 9-Month	-0.21	-0.01	-0.20	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2011
Feb–Nov 1998 10-Month	0.03	0.01	0.02	64th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1941
Feb–Nov 1998 10-Month	0.03	0.01	0.02	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2018
Jan–Nov 1998 11-Month	0.18	0.03	0.15	80th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1930
	0.18	0.03	0.15	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1990
Dec 1997–Nov 1998 12-Month	0.14	0.03	0.11	74th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1930
Dec 1997–Nov 1998 12-Month	0.14	0.03	0.11	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2018
Jun 1997–Nov 1998 18-Month	0.03	0.02	0.01	58th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1965
Jun 1997–Nov 1998 18-Month	0.03	0.02	0.01	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2019
Dec 1996–Nov 1998 24-Month	0.07	0.03	0.04	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1992	1931
Dec 1996–Nov 1998 24-Month	0.07	0.03	0.04	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2019
Dec 1995–Nov 1998 36-Month	0.45	0.03	0.42	105th Driest	Driest since: 1997	1965
Dec 1995–Nov 1998 36-Month	0.45	0.03	0.42	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2019
Dec 1994–Nov 1998 48-Month	0.20	0.03	0.17	85th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1966
	0.20	0.03	0.17	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1927, 1985
Dec 1993–Nov 1998 60-Month	0.31	0.03	0.28	97th Driest	Driest since: 1995	1966
Dec 1993–Nov 1998 60-Month	0.31	0.03	0.28	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979

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