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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

December 2002 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	1.19	0.02	1.17	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	1.19	0.02	1.17	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1978
	Ties: 1996
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	1.15	-0.07	1.22	100th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	1.15	-0.07	1.22	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1978
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	1.94	0.00	1.94	117th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1953, 1963
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	1.94	0.00	1.94	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1990	1926
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	2.27	-0.03	2.30	127th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1953
	2.27	-0.03	2.30	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
	Ties: 1915
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	1.54	-0.03	1.57	120th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1953
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	1.54	-0.03	1.57	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	1.08	-0.07	1.15	108th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	1.08	-0.07	1.15	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1988
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	0.83	-0.04	0.87	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.83	-0.04	0.87	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1942
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	0.92	-0.04	0.96	106th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	0.92	-0.04	0.96	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	0.88	-0.04	0.92	103rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.88	-0.04	0.92	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1957, 1981
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	1.02	-0.04	1.06	112th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	1.02	-0.04	1.06	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1978
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	0.73	-0.05	0.78	107th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	0.73	-0.05	0.78	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	0.64	-0.04	0.68	105th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1930
	0.64	-0.04	0.68	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1979
	Ties: 1984
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	0.70	-0.04	0.74	107th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	0.70	-0.04	0.74	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	0.26	-0.04	0.30	85th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1931
	0.26	-0.04	0.30	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	1979
	Ties: 1968
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	0.03	-0.03	0.06	67th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1954
	0.03	-0.03	0.06	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1998	2020
	Ties: 1989
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	30th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1955
	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1999	2021
	Ties: 1987
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	24th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1934
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2000	2021

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