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Kansas, Climate Division 7

December 1973 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	1.90	0.15	1.75	114th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2021
December 1973 1-Month	1.90	0.15	1.75	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2006
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	1.03	0.14	0.89	101st Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	1.03	0.14	0.89	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1913
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	0.72	0.18	0.54	94th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2001
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	0.72	0.18	0.54	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1946
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	2.07	0.16	1.91	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	2.07	0.16	1.91	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1946
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	1.63	0.17	1.46	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	1.63	0.17	1.46	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1946
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	1.82	0.20	1.62	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	1.82	0.20	1.62	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1906
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	1.49	0.20	1.29	114th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	1.49	0.20	1.29	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1915, 1941
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	1.21	0.15	1.06	109th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	1.21	0.15	1.06	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1915, 2015
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	1.31	0.16	1.15	117th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	1.31	0.16	1.15	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1915
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	1.98	0.13	1.85	126th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	1.98	0.13	1.85	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1915
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	1.79	0.13	1.66	125th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	1.79	0.13	1.66	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1915
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	1.70	0.11	1.59	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	1.70	0.11	1.59	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1915
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.69	0.14	1.55	127th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.69	0.14	1.55	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1942
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	1.16	0.11	1.05	126th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
	1.16	0.11	1.05	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1942
	Ties: 1929
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.85	0.11	0.74	119th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.85	0.11	0.74	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1951
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.48	0.11	0.37	97th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.48	0.11	0.37	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1944
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.56	0.11	0.45	108th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1937
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.56	0.11	0.45	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1951

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