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Indiana, Climate Division 5

December 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	1.30	-0.08	1.38	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1930
December 1972 1-Month	1.30	-0.08	1.38	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1990
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.80	-0.09	2.89	127th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.80	-0.09	2.89	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1985
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	2.18	-0.02	2.20	124th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	2.18	-0.02	2.20	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1990
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	2.58	0.01	2.57	126th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	2.58	0.01	2.57	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1993
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.89	0.02	1.87	121st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.89	0.02	1.87	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	1926
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.52	-0.01	1.53	117th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.52	-0.01	1.53	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2003
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	1.46	0.01	1.45	115th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	1.46	0.01	1.45	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2003
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.15	0.00	1.15	110th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.15	0.00	1.15	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2003
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.39	0.01	1.38	115th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.39	0.01	1.38	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1957
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	1.16	0.02	1.14	116th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
	1.16	0.02	1.14	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1929
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.94	0.01	0.93	109th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.94	0.01	0.93	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1990
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.78	0.02	0.76	105th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1934
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.78	0.02	0.76	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1950, 1990
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.59	0.01	0.58	101st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1934
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.59	0.01	0.58	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1993
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.37	0.02	0.35	87th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1941
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.37	0.02	0.35	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1990
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.13	0.02	0.11	69th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1936
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.13	0.02	0.11	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.27	0.02	0.25	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1936
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.27	0.02	0.25	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2006
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.23	0.02	0.21	78th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1934
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.23	0.02	0.21	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1993

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