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Climate of 2003 - October
Missouri Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 14 November 2003

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Missouri , 2002-2003
Period	Rank
Oct	30^th driest
Sep-Oct	46^th driest
Aug-Oct	43^rd wettest ( 67^th driest)
Jul-Oct	52^nd driest
Jun-Oct	49^th wettest ( 61^st driest)
May-Oct	54^th wettest ( 56^th driest)
Apr-Oct	54^th wettest ( 56^th driest)
Mar-Oct	53^rd driest
Feb-Oct	55^th driest
Jan-Oct	40^th driest
Dec-Oct	44^th driest
Nov-Oct	27^th driest

Precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - October 2003

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