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Climate of 2003 - October
Arizona Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2003

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Arizona , 2002-2003
Period	Rank
Oct	31^st driest
Sep-Oct	30^th driest
Aug-Oct	33^rd driest
Jul-Oct	29^th driest
Jun-Oct	18^th driest
May-Oct	16^th driest
Apr-Oct	10^th driest
Mar-Oct	19^th driest
Feb-Oct	44^th driest
Jan-Oct	27^th driest
Dec-Oct	28^th driest
Nov-Oct	24^th driest

precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2003

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