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Kansas, Climate Division 7

December 1981 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	-0.56	0.15	-0.71	44th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2021
	-0.56	0.15	-0.71	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2006
	Ties: 1932
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	0.48	0.14	0.34	88th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2021
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	0.48	0.14	0.34	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1913
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	0.31	0.18	0.13	78th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2001
	0.31	0.18	0.13	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1946
	Ties: 1895
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.43	0.16	0.27	85th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.43	0.16	0.27	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1946
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	0.24	0.17	0.07	78th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	0.24	0.17	0.07	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	1946
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	0.51	0.20	0.31	84th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	0.51	0.20	0.31	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1906
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	0.10	0.20	-0.10	61st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	0.10	0.20	-0.10	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1915, 1941
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	0.30	0.15	0.15	76th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	0.30	0.15	0.15	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1915, 2015
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	0.02	0.16	-0.14	60th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	0.02	0.16	-0.14	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1915
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	0.09	0.13	-0.04	66th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	0.09	0.13	-0.04	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1915
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	-0.05	0.13	-0.18	59th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	-0.05	0.13	-0.18	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1915
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	-0.13	0.11	-0.24	56th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	-0.13	0.11	-0.24	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1915
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	-0.46	0.14	-0.60	30th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	-0.46	0.14	-0.60	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1942
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	0.11	0.11	0.00	61st Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	0.11	0.11	0.00	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1942
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.29	0.11	0.18	79th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.29	0.11	0.18	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1951
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	0.11	0.11	0.00	61st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	0.11	0.11	0.00	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1944
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	0.00	0.11	-0.11	48th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1937
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	0.00	0.11	-0.11	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1951

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