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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

October 2012 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
October 2012 1-Month	0.40	0.14	0.26	78th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1963
October 2012 1-Month	0.40	0.14	0.26	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	2009
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month	1.41	0.01	1.40	107th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1897
	1.41	0.01	1.40	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1979
	Ties: 1989
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month	0.59	0.00	0.59	88th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1953
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month	0.59	0.00	0.59	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1979
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month	0.30	-0.06	0.36	81st Driest	Driest since: 2011	1930
	0.30	-0.06	0.36	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1979
	Ties: 1972
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	50th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
	-0.28	-0.03	-0.25	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1900
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	-0.29	-0.03	-0.26	49th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1930
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	-0.29	-0.03	-0.26	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month	-0.56	-0.03	-0.53	32nd Driest	Driest since: 2008	1930
	-0.56	-0.03	-0.53	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1948
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	-0.67	-0.03	-0.64	25th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	-0.67	-0.03	-0.64	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month	-0.78	-0.04	-0.74	22nd Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
	-0.78	-0.04	-0.74	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1991
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	-0.73	-0.03	-0.70	23rd Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	-0.73	-0.03	-0.70	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month	-0.59	-0.02	-0.57	22nd Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month	-0.59	-0.02	-0.57	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month	-0.24	-0.03	-0.21	44th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
	-0.24	-0.03	-0.21	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1908
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	60th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1931
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	92nd Driest	Driest since: 2011	1931
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 2009	1979
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	54th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1931
	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1960
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month	0.23	-0.03	0.26	88th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1932
	0.23	-0.03	0.26	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1970
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	0.20	-0.03	0.23	87th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1944
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	0.20	-0.03	0.23	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2021

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