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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

December 1971 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1971 1-Month	-0.76	0.02	-0.78	46th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1930
December 1971 1-Month	-0.76	0.02	-0.78	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1978
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	-1.23	-0.07	-1.16	25th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1930
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	-1.23	-0.07	-1.16	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1978
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	-1.36	0.00	-1.36	21st Driest	Driest since: 1965	1953, 1963
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	-1.36	0.00	-1.36	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1926
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	-1.02	-0.03	-0.99	29th Driest	Driest since: 1963	1953
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	-1.02	-0.03	-0.99	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	-0.70	-0.03	-0.67	37th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1953
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	-0.70	-0.03	-0.67	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	-0.01	-0.07	0.06	58th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
	-0.01	-0.07	0.06	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
	Ties: 1917
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	61st Driest	Driest since: 1968	1930
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	0.18	-0.04	0.22	74th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	0.18	-0.04	0.22	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	0.03	-0.04	0.07	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1930
	0.03	-0.04	0.07	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
	Ties: 1929, 1948
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	-0.19	-0.04	-0.15	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1965	1930
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	-0.19	-0.04	-0.15	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	-0.07	-0.05	-0.02	56th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
	-0.07	-0.05	-0.02	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
	Ties: 1898, 1964
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	-0.10	-0.04	-0.06	58th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	-0.10	-0.04	-0.06	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1979
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	0.23	-0.04	0.27	80th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	0.23	-0.04	0.27	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1979
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	0.19	-0.04	0.23	76th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	0.19	-0.04	0.23	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1979
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	0.07	-0.03	0.10	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1954
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	0.07	-0.03	0.10	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2020
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1966	1955
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2021
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	0.15	-0.03	0.18	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1934
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	0.15	-0.03	0.18	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2021

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