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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

December 1985 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1985 1-Month	-1.75	0.02	-1.77	19th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
December 1985 1-Month	-1.75	0.02	-1.77	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1978
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	-0.28	-0.07	-0.21	67th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1930
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	-0.28	-0.07	-0.21	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1978
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	0.52	0.00	0.52	79th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1953, 1963
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	0.52	0.00	0.52	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1926
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	0.14	-0.03	0.17	65th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1953
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	0.14	-0.03	0.17	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	0.56	-0.03	0.59	86th Driest	Driest since: 1983	1953
	0.56	-0.03	0.59	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
	Ties: 1902
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	0.38	-0.07	0.45	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1983	1930
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	0.38	-0.07	0.45	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	0.37	-0.04	0.41	81st Driest	Driest since: 1983	1930
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	0.37	-0.04	0.41	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	0.28	-0.04	0.32	78th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	0.28	-0.04	0.32	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	0.04	-0.04	0.08	67th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
	0.04	-0.04	0.08	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
	Ties: 1969
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	-0.17	-0.04	-0.13	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	-0.17	-0.04	-0.13	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	-0.28	-0.05	-0.23	44th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	-0.28	-0.05	-0.23	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	-0.34	-0.04	-0.30	41st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	-0.34	-0.04	-0.30	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	0.11	-0.04	0.15	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	0.11	-0.04	0.15	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	0.15	-0.04	0.19	71st Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
	0.15	-0.04	0.19	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
	Ties: 1970
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	0.14	-0.03	0.17	80th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1954
	0.14	-0.03	0.17	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2020
	Ties: 1921, 1967
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	0.26	-0.03	0.29	90th Driest	Driest since: 1983	1955
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	0.26	-0.03	0.29	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2021
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	0.28	-0.03	0.31	96th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1934
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	0.28	-0.03	0.31	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2021

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