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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

December 1973 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	-0.09	0.02	-0.11	68th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
	-0.09	0.02	-0.11	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1978
	Ties: 1954
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	1.69	-0.07	1.76	110th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	1.69	-0.07	1.76	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1978
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	0.97	0.00	0.97	94th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1953, 1963
	0.97	0.00	0.97	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1926
	Ties: 1949
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	0.30	-0.03	0.33	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1953
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	0.30	-0.03	0.33	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1953
	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
	Ties: 1928
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	0.39	-0.07	0.46	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	0.39	-0.07	0.46	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.57	-0.04	0.61	91st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.57	-0.04	0.61	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	0.80	-0.04	0.84	98th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1930
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	0.80	-0.04	0.84	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1979
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.90	-0.04	0.94	104th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.90	-0.04	0.94	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	0.93	-0.04	0.97	108th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1930
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	0.93	-0.04	0.97	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1979
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.72	-0.05	0.77	106th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.72	-0.05	0.77	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	0.55	-0.04	0.59	99th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
	0.55	-0.04	0.59	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1979
	Ties: 1923, 1961
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	0.72	-0.04	0.76	110th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	0.72	-0.04	0.76	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1979
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.78	-0.04	0.82	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1931
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.78	-0.04	0.82	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1979
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	105th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1954
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2020
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	109th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1955
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2021
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.35	-0.03	0.38	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.35	-0.03	0.38	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2021

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