NCDC: Climate of 2003 - October - Southwest Region Drought

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Climate of 2003 - October
Southwest Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2003

Precipitation Ranks for the
Southwest Region , 2002-2003
Period	Rank
Oct	21^st driest
Sep-Oct	15^th driest
Aug-Oct	22^nd driest
Jul-Oct	5^th driest
Jun-Oct	7^th driest
May-Oct	6^th driest
Apr-Oct	5^th driest
Mar-Oct	7^th driest
Feb-Oct	17^th driest
Jan-Oct	12^th driest
Dec-Oct	11^th driest
Nov-Oct	9^th driest

Precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2003

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