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Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 1987 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1987 1-Month	-2.06	0.12	-2.18	13th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1931
	-2.06	0.12	-2.18	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1937
	Ties: 1984
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	-1.03	0.03	-1.06	24th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1931
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	-1.03	0.03	-1.06	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1937
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	-0.44	-0.05	-0.39	51st Driest	Driest since: 1986	1931
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	-0.44	-0.05	-0.39	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1916
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	-0.19	-0.01	-0.18	57th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1964
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	-0.19	-0.01	-0.18	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1950
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	-0.14	-0.03	-0.11	61st Driest	Driest since: 1981	1964
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	-0.14	-0.03	-0.11	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2007
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	-0.13	-0.04	-0.09	59th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1931
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	-0.13	-0.04	-0.09	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1916
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	-0.17	-0.06	-0.11	55th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1931
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	-0.17	-0.06	-0.11	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2007
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month	-0.21	-0.03	-0.18	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1931
	-0.21	-0.03	-0.18	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1951
	Ties: 1937
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	-0.09	-0.03	-0.06	58th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	-0.09	-0.03	-0.06	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1951
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	-0.37	-0.03	-0.34	39th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	-0.37	-0.03	-0.34	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1980
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month	-0.51	-0.05	-0.46	34th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
	-0.51	-0.05	-0.46	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1980
	Ties: 1948
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	-0.41	-0.06	-0.35	38th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	-0.41	-0.06	-0.35	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1980
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	0.18	-0.05	0.23	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1982	1955
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	0.18	-0.05	0.23	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1951
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	0.12	-0.05	0.17	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1982	1932
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	0.12	-0.05	0.17	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1951
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	0.44	-0.05	0.49	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1955
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	0.44	-0.05	0.49	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1951
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month	0.40	-0.05	0.45	101st Driest	Driest since: 1984	1945
	0.40	-0.05	0.45	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1952
	Ties: 1981
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month	0.36	-0.06	0.42	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1985	1945
	0.36	-0.06	0.42	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1930, 1974

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