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Climate of 2002 - September
New Hampshire Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 11 October 2002

This month saw a return of near-normal precipitation, statewide, to New Hampshire. In spite of the September wetness, the extreme dryness of the previous two-months gave the state the fourth driest July-September in the 108-year record. This precipitation pattern, in combination with a wet February-June and a dry October-January, resulted in the 17th driest hydrologic year (October-September) on record.

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for New Hampshire , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Sep	53^rd wettest ( 56^th driest)
Aug-Sep	14^th driest
Jul-Sep	4^th driest
Jun-Sep	31^st driest
May-Sep	46^th driest
Apr-Sep	53^rd wettest ( 56^th driest)
Mar-Sep	54^th driest
Feb-Sep	49^th wettest ( 60^th driest)
Jan-Sep	53^rd driest
Dec-Sep	40^th driest
Nov-Sep	28^th driest
Oct-Sep	17^th driest

Click here for graphic showing New Hampshire statewide precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing New Hampshire statewide Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing New Hampshire statewide precipitation, July-September 1895-2002

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Click here for graphic showing New Hampshire statewide Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - September 2002

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