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Kansas, Climate Division 7

December 1979 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1979 1-Month	0.07	0.15	-0.08	71st Driest	Driest since: 1978	2021
December 1979 1-Month	0.07	0.15	-0.08	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2006
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	-0.03	0.14	-0.17	65th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2021
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	-0.03	0.14	-0.17	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1913
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	0.72	0.18	0.54	94th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2001
	0.72	0.18	0.54	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1946
	Ties: 1973
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	-0.10	0.16	-0.26	64th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	-0.10	0.16	-0.26	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1946
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	-0.04	0.17	-0.21	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	-0.04	0.17	-0.21	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1946
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	0.52	0.20	0.32	85th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	0.52	0.20	0.32	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1906
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	0.40	0.20	0.20	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	0.40	0.20	0.20	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915, 1941
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	0.59	0.15	0.44	91st Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	0.59	0.15	0.44	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915, 2015
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	0.54	0.16	0.38	90th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	0.54	0.16	0.38	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	0.73	0.13	0.60	100th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	0.73	0.13	0.60	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	0.59	0.13	0.46	95th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	0.59	0.13	0.46	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	0.65	0.11	0.54	99th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	0.65	0.11	0.54	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1915
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	0.02	0.14	-0.12	58th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	0.02	0.14	-0.12	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1942
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	0.12	0.11	0.01	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
	0.12	0.11	0.01	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1942
	Ties: 1900, 1970
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	-0.07	0.11	-0.18	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
	-0.07	0.11	-0.18	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1951
	Ties: 1926, 1953
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	-0.15	0.11	-0.26	36th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	-0.15	0.11	-0.26	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1944
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	-0.21	0.11	-0.32	24th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1937
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	-0.21	0.11	-0.32	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1951

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