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Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 1980 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1980 1-Month	-1.56	0.12	-1.68	24th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
January 1980 1-Month	-1.56	0.12	-1.68	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1937
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	-0.58	0.03	-0.61	40th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
	-0.58	0.03	-0.61	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1937
	Ties: 1896
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	1.12	-0.05	1.17	106th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	1.12	-0.05	1.17	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1916
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	0.93	-0.01	0.94	101st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1964
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	0.93	-0.01	0.94	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1950
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	1.77	-0.03	1.80	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1979	1964
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	1.77	-0.03	1.80	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	2007
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	1.87	-0.04	1.91	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	1.87	-0.04	1.91	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1916
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	1.99	-0.06	2.05	127th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	1.99	-0.06	2.05	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2007
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month	1.74	-0.03	1.77	126th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month	1.74	-0.03	1.77	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1951
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	1.69	-0.03	1.72	126th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	1.69	-0.03	1.72	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1951
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	2.06	-0.03	2.09	130th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	2.06	-0.03	2.09	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1980
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month	1.90	-0.05	1.95	130th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month	1.90	-0.05	1.95	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1980
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	1.87	-0.06	1.93	130th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1931
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	1.87	-0.06	1.93	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1980
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	1.66	-0.05	1.71	128th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1955
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	1.66	-0.05	1.71	2nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1951
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	1.04	-0.05	1.09	125th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1932
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	1.04	-0.05	1.09	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1951
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	0.83	-0.05	0.88	124th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1955
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	0.83	-0.05	0.88	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1951
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	0.60	-0.05	0.65	118th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1945
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	0.60	-0.05	0.65	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1952
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	0.69	-0.06	0.75	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1979	1945
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	0.69	-0.06	0.75	4th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020, 2021

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