Climate at a Glance | Divisional Rankings | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Divisional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Division:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska or Hawaii. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Kentucky, Climate Division 1

December 2015 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

CSV JSON XML

Record Driest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2015 1-Month	2.20	-0.05	2.25	116th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1963
December 2015 1-Month	2.20	-0.05	2.25	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1990
Nov–Dec 2015 2-Month	2.41	-0.15	2.56	119th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
Nov–Dec 2015 2-Month	2.41	-0.15	2.56	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1957
Oct–Dec 2015 3-Month	2.13	-0.07	2.20	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2014	1963
Oct–Dec 2015 3-Month	2.13	-0.07	2.20	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2001
Sep–Dec 2015 4-Month	1.31	-0.07	1.38	110th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1963
	1.31	-0.07	1.38	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	2006
	Ties: 1982
Aug–Dec 2015 5-Month	1.26	-0.07	1.33	106th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1953
Aug–Dec 2015 5-Month	1.26	-0.07	1.33	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	2006
Jul–Dec 2015 6-Month	1.88	-0.09	1.97	124th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1953
Jul–Dec 2015 6-Month	1.88	-0.09	1.97	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1979
Jun–Dec 2015 7-Month	1.65	-0.06	1.71	121st Driest	Driest since: 2014	1953
Jun–Dec 2015 7-Month	1.65	-0.06	1.71	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
May–Dec 2015 8-Month	1.37	-0.06	1.43	117th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
May–Dec 2015 8-Month	1.37	-0.06	1.43	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
Apr–Dec 2015 9-Month	1.48	-0.05	1.53	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
Apr–Dec 2015 9-Month	1.48	-0.05	1.53	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
Mar–Dec 2015 10-Month	1.50	-0.07	1.57	124th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
Mar–Dec 2015 10-Month	1.50	-0.07	1.57	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
Feb–Dec 2015 11-Month	1.39	-0.08	1.47	126th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
Feb–Dec 2015 11-Month	1.39	-0.08	1.47	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Jan–Dec 2015 12-Month	1.15	-0.06	1.21	119th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
Jan–Dec 2015 12-Month	1.15	-0.06	1.21	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
Jul 2014–Dec 2015 18-Month	0.63	-0.07	0.70	106th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1931
Jul 2014–Dec 2015 18-Month	0.63	-0.07	0.70	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 2013	1979
Jan 2014–Dec 2015 24-Month	0.49	-0.06	0.55	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2013	1931
Jan 2014–Dec 2015 24-Month	0.49	-0.06	0.55	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1950
Jan 2013–Dec 2015 36-Month	0.79	-0.06	0.85	123rd Driest	Driest since: 2014	1954
Jan 2013–Dec 2015 36-Month	0.79	-0.06	0.85	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1951
Jan 2012–Dec 2015 48-Month	0.24	-0.05	0.29	87th Driest	Driest since: 2013	1944
	0.24	-0.05	0.29	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1951
	Ties: 1969
Jan 2011–Dec 2015 60-Month	0.50	-0.05	0.55	114th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1944
Jan 2011–Dec 2015 60-Month	0.50	-0.05	0.55	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019, 2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on April 1, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

Climate at a Glance Divisional Rankings

Divisional Rankings

Kentucky, Climate Division 1

December 2015 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

Citing This Page

Success

Error