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Kentucky, Climate Division 2

October 2016 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
October 2016 1-Month	-2.26	0.14	-2.40	14th Driest	Driest since: 2005	1963
October 2016 1-Month	-2.26	0.14	-2.40	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	2009
Sep–Oct 2016 2-Month	-1.55	0.01	-1.56	18th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1897
	-1.55	0.01	-1.56	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
	Ties: 1956
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month	-0.51	0.00	-0.51	46th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1953
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month	-0.51	0.00	-0.51	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month	0.65	-0.06	0.71	92nd Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month	0.65	-0.06	0.71	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month	0.32	-0.03	0.35	81st Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month	0.32	-0.03	0.35	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
May–Oct 2016 6-Month	0.58	-0.03	0.61	90th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1930
May–Oct 2016 6-Month	0.58	-0.03	0.61	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Apr–Oct 2016 7-Month	0.41	-0.03	0.44	84th Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
	0.41	-0.03	0.44	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
	Ties: 1907
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month	0.19	-0.03	0.22	73rd Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month	0.19	-0.03	0.22	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month	0.29	-0.04	0.33	80th Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month	0.29	-0.04	0.33	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month	0.07	-0.03	0.10	66th Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month	0.07	-0.03	0.10	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month	0.23	-0.02	0.25	76th Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month	0.23	-0.02	0.25	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month	0.32	-0.03	0.35	82nd Driest	Driest since: 2012	1930
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month	0.32	-0.03	0.35	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
May 2015–Oct 2016 18-Month	0.53	-0.03	0.56	100th Driest	Driest since: 2013	1931
	0.53	-0.03	0.56	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
	Ties: 1977
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month	0.53	-0.03	0.56	104th Driest	Driest since: 2013	1931
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month	0.53	-0.03	0.56	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1979
Nov 2013–Oct 2016 36-Month	0.50	-0.03	0.53	106th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1931
	0.50	-0.03	0.53	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	2021
	Ties: 1998
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month	0.58	-0.03	0.61	113th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1932
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month	0.58	-0.03	0.61	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2021
Nov 2011–Oct 2016 60-Month	0.41	-0.03	0.44	105th Driest	Driest since: 2014	1944
	0.41	-0.03	0.44	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	2021
	Ties: 1951, 1998

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