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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

December 1961 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	1.42	0.02	1.40	110th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
December 1961 1-Month	1.42	0.02	1.40	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1978
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	0.82	-0.07	0.89	96th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
	0.82	-0.07	0.89	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1978
	Ties: 1905
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	0.26	0.00	0.26	71st Driest	Driest since: 1960	1953, 1963
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	0.26	0.00	0.26	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1926
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	-0.25	-0.03	-0.22	57th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1953
	-0.25	-0.03	-0.22	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1979
	Ties: 1938
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	-0.11	-0.03	-0.08	60th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1953
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	-0.11	-0.03	-0.08	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1979
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	0.18	-0.07	0.25	71st Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
	0.18	-0.07	0.25	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1979
	Ties: 1933
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	0.48	-0.04	0.52	85th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	0.48	-0.04	0.52	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1979
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	0.71	-0.04	0.75	94th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	0.71	-0.04	0.75	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1979
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	0.81	-0.04	0.85	98th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
	0.81	-0.04	0.85	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1979
	Ties: 1906
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	0.78	-0.04	0.82	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	0.78	-0.04	0.82	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1979
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	0.75	-0.05	0.80	108th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	0.75	-0.05	0.80	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1979
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	0.55	-0.04	0.59	99th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	0.55	-0.04	0.59	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1979
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	0.05	-0.04	0.09	66th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1931
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	0.05	-0.04	0.09	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1979
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	64th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1931
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1979
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	-0.08	-0.03	-0.05	46th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1954
	-0.08	-0.03	-0.05	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1925
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	50th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1955
	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1953
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	0.10	-0.03	0.13	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1934
	0.10	-0.03	0.13	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2021
	Ties: 1917

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