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Climate of 2003 - October
Minnesota Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2003

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Minnesota , 2002-2003
Period	Rank
Oct	29^th driest
Sep-Oct	34^th driest
Aug-Oct	6^th driest
Jul-Oct	7^th driest
Jun-Oct	17^th driest
May-Oct	22^nd driest
Apr-Oct	26^th driest
Mar-Oct	24^th driest
Feb-Oct	24^th driest
Jan-Oct	19^th driest
Dec-Oct	16^th driest
Nov-Oct	10^th driest

Precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2003

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