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Kansas, Climate Division 7

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	-0.47	0.15	-0.62	48th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2021
December 1978 1-Month	-0.47	0.15	-0.62	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2006
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.01	0.14	-0.13	67th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2021
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.01	0.14	-0.13	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1913
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	-0.63	0.18	-0.81	38th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2001
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	-0.63	0.18	-0.81	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1946
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	-0.77	0.16	-0.93	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1956
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	-0.77	0.16	-0.93	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1946
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	-1.03	0.17	-1.20	14th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	-1.03	0.17	-1.20	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1946
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	-1.23	0.20	-1.43	11th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	-1.23	0.20	-1.43	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1906
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	-0.82	0.20	-1.02	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1956
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	-0.82	0.20	-1.02	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1915, 1941
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	-0.30	0.15	-0.45	46th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	-0.30	0.15	-0.45	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915, 2015
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	-0.50	0.16	-0.66	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1974	1956
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	-0.50	0.16	-0.66	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1915
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	-0.55	0.13	-0.68	28th Driest	Driest since: 1974	1956
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	-0.55	0.13	-0.68	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1915
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	-0.40	0.13	-0.53	38th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	-0.40	0.13	-0.53	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1915
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	-0.41	0.11	-0.52	35th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	-0.41	0.11	-0.52	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1915
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	-0.36	0.14	-0.50	34th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	-0.36	0.14	-0.50	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1942
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	-0.43	0.11	-0.54	28th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1956
	-0.43	0.11	-0.54	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1942
	Ties: 1910
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	-0.42	0.11	-0.53	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	-0.42	0.11	-0.53	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1951
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	-0.43	0.11	-0.54	19th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	-0.43	0.11	-0.54	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1944
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	-0.46	0.11	-0.57	14th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1937
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	-0.46	0.11	-0.57	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1951

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 24, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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