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Kansas, Climate Division 7

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	0.12	0.15	-0.03	75th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
December 1972 1-Month	0.12	0.15	-0.03	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2006
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.27	0.14	2.13	126th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2021
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.27	0.14	2.13	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1918	1913
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.25	0.18	1.07	107th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2001
	1.25	0.18	1.07	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1946
	Ties: 1898, 1911
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.10	0.16	0.94	104th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.10	0.16	0.94	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1946
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.60	0.17	1.43	117th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
	1.60	0.17	1.43	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1946
	Ties: 1965
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.67	0.20	1.47	118th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.67	0.20	1.47	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1906
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	1.67	0.20	1.47	116th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
	1.67	0.20	1.47	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1915, 1941
	Ties: 1895
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.62	0.15	1.47	120th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.62	0.15	1.47	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1915, 2015
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.24	0.16	1.08	115th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.24	0.16	1.08	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1915
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.90	0.13	0.77	105th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.90	0.13	0.77	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1915
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.72	0.13	0.59	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.72	0.13	0.59	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1915
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.63	0.11	0.52	98th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.63	0.11	0.52	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1915
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.69	0.14	0.55	105th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.69	0.14	0.55	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1942
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.43	0.11	0.32	88th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.43	0.11	0.32	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1942
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.08	0.11	-0.03	55th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
	0.08	0.11	-0.03	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
	Ties: 1898
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.27	0.11	0.16	77th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.27	0.11	0.16	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1944
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.10	0.11	-0.01	56th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1937
	0.10	0.11	-0.01	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1951
	Ties: 1902

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 26, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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