NCDC: Climate of 2003 - October - Central Region Drought

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Climate of 2003 - October
Central Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2003

Precipitation Ranks for the
Central Region , 2002-2003
Period	Rank
Oct	34^th driest
Sep-Oct	40^th wettest ( 70^th driest)
Aug-Oct	18^th wettest ( 92^nd driest)
Jul-Oct	10^th wettest (100^th driest)
Jun-Oct	10^th wettest (100^th driest)
May-Oct	2^nd wettest (108^th driest)
Apr-Oct	2^nd wettest (108^th driest)
Mar-Oct	17^th wettest ( 93^rd driest)
Feb-Oct	7^th wettest (103^rd driest)
Jan-Oct	18^th wettest ( 92^nd driest)
Dec-Oct	15^th wettest ( 94^th driest)
Nov-Oct	23^rd wettest ( 86^th driest)

Precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2003

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