NCDC: U.S. October 2009 Drought & Precipitation Information for CONNECTICUT

Climate of Oct 2009

CONNECTICUT

Moisture & Drought Status

National Climatic Data Center, 4 November 2009

**Statewide Precipitation Ranks for CONNECTICUT 2008-2009**
Period	Amount	Rank
Oct 2009 1-month period	6.10"	96^th driest 20^th wettest
Sep-Oct 2009 2-month period	7.97"	63^rd driest 53^rd wettest
Aug-Oct 2009 3-month period	10.32"	44^th driest 72^nd wettest
Jul-Oct 2009 4-month period	17.17"	76^th driest 40^th wettest
Jun-Oct 2009 5-month period	24.00"	99^th driest 17^th wettest
May-Oct 2009 6-month period	27.88"	98^th driest 18^th wettest
Apr-Oct 2009 7-month period	31.60"	94^th driest 22^nd wettest
Mar-Oct 2009 8-month period	34.35"	87^th driest 29^th wettest
Feb-Oct 2009 9-month period	36.13"	75^th driest 41^st wettest
Jan-Oct 2009 10-month period	39.37"	75^th driest 41^st wettest
Dec-Oct 2008-09 11-month period	46.63"	85^th driest 30^th wettest
Nov-Oct 2008-09 12-month period	50.33"	85^th driest 30^th wettest

Graph showing precip departures, Jan 1998 - present

Graph showing Palmer Z Index, Jan 1998 - present

Graph showing Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, Jan 1900 - Oct 2009

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