NCDC: Climate of 2002 - September - Northwest Region Drought

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Climate of 2002 - September
Northwest Region Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 11 October 2002

September was the fifth consecutive month with below-normal rainfall, regionwide, for the Northwest. The last three months ranked as the fifth driest July-September in the 108-year record and marked the fifth consecutive drier-than-average July-September.

Precipitation Ranks for the
Northwest Region , 2001-2002
Period	Rank
Sep	23^rd driest
Aug-Sep	11^th driest
Jul-Sep	5^th driest
Jun-Sep	7^th driest
May-Sep	8^th driest
Apr-Sep	14^th driest
Mar-Sep	13^th driest
Feb-Sep	10^th driest
Jan-Sep	15^th driest
Dec-Sep	28^th driest
Nov-Sep	39^th driest
Oct-Sep	38^th driest

Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region precipitation, July-September 1895-2002

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Click here for graphic showing Northwest Region Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - September 2002

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