NCDC: Climate of 2002 - October - Northwest Region Drought

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Climate of 2002 - October
Northwest Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2002

Precipitation Ranks for the
Northwest Region , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Oct	7^th driest
Sep-Oct	5^th driest
Aug-Oct	4^th driest
Jul-Oct	2^nd driest
Jun-Oct	2^nd driest
May-Oct	1^st driest
Apr-Oct	1^st driest
Mar-Oct	3^rd driest
Feb-Oct	2^nd driest
Jan-Oct	5^th driest
Dec-Oct	19^th driest
Nov-Oct	22^nd driest

Northwest Region precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Northwest Region Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Northwest Region precipitation, October 1895-2002

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Northwest Region Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2002

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