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Climate of 2003 - December
Wyoming Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 15 January 2004

As noted by the Wyoming State Climatologist (Jan Curtis),

Several major winter storms brought abundant mountain snowfall to the state during December. The moisture during the last couple months has brought significant short-term relief from Wyoming's drought.
A more detailed report is available at:
http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/wsc/monthsum/2003Dec/2003Dec_summary.html

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Wyoming , 2003
Period	Rank
Dec	33^rd wettest ( 77^th driest)
Nov-Dec	32^nd wettest ( 77^th driest)
Oct-Dec	40^th driest
Sep-Dec	54^th wettest ( 56^th driest)
Aug-Dec	50^th driest
Jul-Dec	26^th driest
Jun-Dec	39^th driest
May-Dec	35^th driest
Apr-Dec	29^th driest
Mar-Dec	40^th driest
Feb-Dec	41^st driest
Jan-Dec	36^th driest

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

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

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Click here for graphic showing precipitation, December 1895-2003

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Click here for graphic showing Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - December 2003

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