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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 2003 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2003 1-Month	-2.02	0.03	-2.05	2nd Driest	Driest to Date	2021
December 2003 1-Month	-2.02	0.03	-2.05	129th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1991
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	-1.41	0.10	-1.51	19th Driest	Driest since: 1999	2021
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	-1.41	0.10	-1.51	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1913
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	-1.50	0.08	-1.58	12th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1921
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	-1.50	0.08	-1.58	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2018
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	-1.41	0.03	-1.44	14th Driest	Driest since: 1999	2021
	-1.41	0.03	-1.44	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1951
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	-1.28	0.05	-1.33	13th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1956
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	-1.28	0.05	-1.33	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1986
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	-1.30	0.07	-1.37	13th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1954, 1956
	-1.30	0.07	-1.37	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
	Ties: 1921
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	-0.56	0.09	-0.65	36th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1956
	-0.56	0.09	-0.65	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
	Ties: 1903
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	-0.73	0.06	-0.79	29th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1956
	-0.73	0.06	-0.79	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
	Ties: 1912
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	-0.70	0.09	-0.79	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1999	2011
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	-0.70	0.09	-0.79	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	-0.68	0.08	-0.76	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1998	2011
	-0.68	0.08	-0.76	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
	Ties: 1994
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	-0.63	0.06	-0.69	31st Driest	Driest since: 1999	2011
	-0.63	0.06	-0.69	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
	Ties: 1970, 1994
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	-0.64	0.05	-0.69	30th Driest	Driest since: 1998	2011
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	-0.64	0.05	-0.69	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1941
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	-0.05	0.06	-0.11	67th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1956
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	-0.05	0.06	-0.11	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1992
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	-0.02	0.06	-0.08	60th Driest	Driest since: 2001	2012
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	-0.02	0.06	-0.08	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1920
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	0.01	0.06	-0.05	56th Driest	Driest since: 2001	2013
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	0.01	0.06	-0.05	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1915, 1992
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	-0.10	0.07	-0.17	45th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
	-0.10	0.07	-0.17	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2002	1908
	Ties: 1947, 1979
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	-0.19	0.07	-0.26	33rd Driest	Driest since: 2002	1956
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	-0.19	0.07	-0.26	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1923

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