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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

October 2002 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
October 2002 1-Month	3.52	0.14	3.38	122nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1963
October 2002 1-Month	3.52	0.14	3.38	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2009
Sep–Oct 2002 2-Month	3.39	0.01	3.38	126th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1897
Sep–Oct 2002 2-Month	3.39	0.01	3.38	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Aug–Oct 2002 3-Month	1.80	0.00	1.80	116th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1953
Aug–Oct 2002 3-Month	1.80	0.00	1.80	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	1979
Jul–Oct 2002 4-Month	1.04	-0.06	1.10	106th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	1.04	-0.06	1.10	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1938
Jun–Oct 2002 5-Month	0.70	-0.03	0.73	96th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
Jun–Oct 2002 5-Month	0.70	-0.03	0.73	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
May–Oct 2002 6-Month	0.85	-0.03	0.88	101st Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
May–Oct 2002 6-Month	0.85	-0.03	0.88	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
Apr–Oct 2002 7-Month	0.80	-0.03	0.83	100th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.80	-0.03	0.83	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1920
Mar–Oct 2002 8-Month	0.99	-0.03	1.02	113th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.99	-0.03	1.02	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1928
Feb–Oct 2002 9-Month	0.63	-0.04	0.67	100th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
Feb–Oct 2002 9-Month	0.63	-0.04	0.67	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
Jan–Oct 2002 10-Month	0.53	-0.03	0.56	99th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.53	-0.03	0.56	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
	Ties: 1923
Dec 2001–Oct 2002 11-Month	0.49	-0.02	0.51	93rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.49	-0.02	0.51	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
	Ties: 1928, 1937
Nov 2001–Oct 2002 12-Month	0.56	-0.03	0.59	100th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.56	-0.03	0.59	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
	Ties: 1962
May 2001–Oct 2002 18-Month	0.54	-0.03	0.57	101st Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
May 2001–Oct 2002 18-Month	0.54	-0.03	0.57	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
Nov 2000–Oct 2002 24-Month	0.12	-0.03	0.15	68th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Nov 2000–Oct 2002 24-Month	0.12	-0.03	0.15	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	1979
Nov 1999–Oct 2002 36-Month	-0.17	-0.03	-0.14	37th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	-0.17	-0.03	-0.14	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2021
	Ties: 1947
Nov 1998–Oct 2002 48-Month	-0.40	-0.03	-0.37	20th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1932
	-0.40	-0.03	-0.37	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	2021
	Ties: 1945
Nov 1997–Oct 2002 60-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1944
Nov 1997–Oct 2002 60-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	2021

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