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Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	0.36	0.12	0.24	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
January 1972 1-Month	0.36	0.12	0.24	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1937
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	-0.21	0.03	-0.24	64th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	-0.21	0.03	-0.24	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1937
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-0.66	-0.05	-0.61	44th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-0.66	-0.05	-0.61	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1916
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	-0.74	-0.01	-0.73	37th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1964
	-0.74	-0.01	-0.73	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1950
	Ties: 1917
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	51st Driest	Driest since: 1967	1964
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2007
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1916
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.18	-0.06	0.24	70th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
	0.18	-0.06	0.24	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 1928
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.19	-0.03	0.22	67th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1931
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.19	-0.03	0.22	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	0.22	-0.03	0.25	68th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	0.22	-0.03	0.25	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	0.02	-0.03	0.05	68th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
	0.02	-0.03	0.05	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1980
	Ties: 1938
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	-0.20	-0.05	-0.15	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	-0.20	-0.05	-0.15	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1980
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	-0.02	-0.06	0.04	61st Driest	Driest since: 1967	1931
	-0.02	-0.06	0.04	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1980
	Ties: 1901
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.15	-0.05	0.20	71st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1955
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.15	-0.05	0.20	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.21	-0.05	0.26	81st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1932
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.21	-0.05	0.26	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	0.17	-0.05	0.22	80th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1955
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	0.17	-0.05	0.22	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1951
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	0.19	-0.05	0.24	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1945
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	0.19	-0.05	0.24	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1952
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	0.28	-0.06	0.34	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1945
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	0.28	-0.06	0.34	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2020, 2021

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