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Virginia, Climate Division 3

December 1983 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1983 1-Month	3.22	0.08	3.14	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1982	1965
December 1983 1-Month	3.22	0.08	3.14	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2009
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	2.57	-0.08	2.65	125th Driest	Driest since: 1982	2021
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	2.57	-0.08	2.65	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2009
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	2.27	-0.12	2.39	124th Driest	Driest since: 1982	2001
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	2.27	-0.12	2.39	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2018
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	1.08	-0.10	1.18	109th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1933, 1998
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	1.08	-0.10	1.18	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	0.35	-0.06	0.41	81st Driest	Driest since: 1982	1941
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	0.35	-0.06	0.41	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	-0.23	-0.07	-0.16	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	-0.23	-0.07	-0.16	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2018
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	-0.24	-0.02	-0.22	58th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	-0.24	-0.02	-0.22	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2018
May–Dec 1983 8-Month	-0.22	-0.04	-0.18	54th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
	-0.22	-0.04	-0.18	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1951, 1966
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	0.38	-0.04	0.42	88th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1930
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	0.38	-0.04	0.42	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Mar–Dec 1983 10-Month	0.52	-0.03	0.55	106th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1930
	0.52	-0.03	0.55	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1908
Feb–Dec 1983 11-Month	0.58	-0.03	0.61	108th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1930
	0.58	-0.03	0.61	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2003
	Ties: 1924, 1934
Jan–Dec 1983 12-Month	0.38	-0.01	0.39	100th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1930
Jan–Dec 1983 12-Month	0.38	-0.01	0.39	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2003
Jul 1982–Dec 1983 18-Month	0.19	-0.04	0.23	85th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931, 1999
	0.19	-0.04	0.23	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2003
	Ties: 1916
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	0.33	-0.01	0.34	101st Driest	Driest since: 1982	1931
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	0.33	-0.01	0.34	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2004
Jan 1981–Dec 1983 36-Month	0.01	-0.01	0.02	67th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1965
Jan 1981–Dec 1983 36-Month	0.01	-0.01	0.02	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2020
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	28th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1933
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2020
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	0.08	-0.01	0.09	77th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1967
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	0.08	-0.01	0.09	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2020

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