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Indiana, Climate Division 5

December 1978 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	1.23	-0.08	1.31	99th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1930
December 1978 1-Month	1.23	-0.08	1.31	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1990
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.83	-0.09	0.92	86th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1908
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.83	-0.09	0.92	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1985
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.93	-0.02	0.95	87th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1908
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.93	-0.02	0.95	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1990
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	0.27	0.01	0.26	70th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1908
	0.27	0.01	0.26	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1993
	Ties: 1906, 1951
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	1.22	0.02	1.20	104th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1908
	1.22	0.02	1.20	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1926
	Ties: 1923
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	1.35	-0.01	1.36	114th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1908
	1.35	-0.01	1.36	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2003
	Ties: 1958
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	1.21	0.01	1.20	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1908
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	1.21	0.01	1.20	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2003
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.09	0.00	1.09	104th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1908
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.09	0.00	1.09	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2003
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	0.99	0.01	0.98	106th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1908
	0.99	0.01	0.98	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1957
	Ties: 1973
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.90	0.02	0.88	104th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1930
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.90	0.02	0.88	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2006
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.62	0.01	0.61	98th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1930
	0.62	0.01	0.61	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1990
	Ties: 1923
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.61	0.02	0.59	96th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1934
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.61	0.02	0.59	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1950, 1990
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.76	0.01	0.75	110th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1934
	0.76	0.01	0.75	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1993
	Ties: 1974
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.36	0.02	0.34	86th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1941
	0.36	0.02	0.34	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1990
	Ties: 1898
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.06	0.02	0.04	60th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1936
	0.06	0.02	0.04	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2019
	Ties: 1913
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.18	0.02	0.16	74th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1936
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.18	0.02	0.16	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2006
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.26	0.02	0.24	80th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.26	0.02	0.24	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1993

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