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Kentucky, Climate Division 1

January 2002 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 2002 1-Month	-0.03	0.12	-0.15	69th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	-0.03	0.12	-0.15	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	1937
	Ties: 1938, 1976, 1988
Dec 2001–Jan 2002 2-Month	1.37	0.03	1.34	115th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Dec 2001–Jan 2002 2-Month	1.37	0.03	1.34	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1991	1937
Nov 2001–Jan 2002 3-Month	2.20	-0.05	2.25	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	2.20	-0.05	2.25	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1916
	Ties: 1920
Oct 2001–Jan 2002 4-Month	2.73	-0.01	2.74	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1964
Oct 2001–Jan 2002 4-Month	2.73	-0.01	2.74	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1950
Sep 2001–Jan 2002 5-Month	2.32	-0.03	2.35	128th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1964
Sep 2001–Jan 2002 5-Month	2.32	-0.03	2.35	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2007
Aug 2001–Jan 2002 6-Month	1.96	-0.04	2.00	125th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Aug 2001–Jan 2002 6-Month	1.96	-0.04	2.00	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1916
Jul 2001–Jan 2002 7-Month	1.86	-0.06	1.92	124th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Jul 2001–Jan 2002 7-Month	1.86	-0.06	1.92	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2007
Jun 2001–Jan 2002 8-Month	1.63	-0.03	1.66	123rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	1.63	-0.03	1.66	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1951
	Ties: 1907
May 2001–Jan 2002 9-Month	1.32	-0.03	1.35	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	1.32	-0.03	1.35	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1951
	Ties: 1968
Apr 2001–Jan 2002 10-Month	0.95	-0.03	0.98	110th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	0.95	-0.03	0.98	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1980
	Ties: 1911
Mar 2001–Jan 2002 11-Month	0.70	-0.05	0.75	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Mar 2001–Jan 2002 11-Month	0.70	-0.05	0.75	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1980
Feb 2001–Jan 2002 12-Month	0.72	-0.06	0.78	105th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Feb 2001–Jan 2002 12-Month	0.72	-0.06	0.78	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1980
Aug 2000–Jan 2002 18-Month	0.22	-0.05	0.27	76th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1955
Aug 2000–Jan 2002 18-Month	0.22	-0.05	0.27	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	1951
Feb 2000–Jan 2002 24-Month	0.21	-0.05	0.26	81st Driest	Driest since: 2001	1932
	0.21	-0.05	0.26	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	1951
	Ties: 1972
Feb 1999–Jan 2002 36-Month	-0.24	-0.05	-0.19	32nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1955
	-0.24	-0.05	-0.19	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	1951
	Ties: 1927, 1938
Feb 1998–Jan 2002 48-Month	-0.09	-0.05	-0.04	52nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1945
Feb 1998–Jan 2002 48-Month	-0.09	-0.05	-0.04	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	1952
Feb 1997–Jan 2002 60-Month	-0.03	-0.06	0.03	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1996	1945
Feb 1997–Jan 2002 60-Month	-0.03	-0.06	0.03	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	2020, 2021

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