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Kentucky, Climate Division 3

October 1985 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
October 1985 1-Month	1.94	0.08	1.86	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1963
October 1985 1-Month	1.94	0.08	1.86	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2009
Sep–Oct 1985 2-Month	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	61st Driest	Driest since: 1984	1897
Sep–Oct 1985 2-Month	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2006
Aug–Oct 1985 3-Month	0.52	-0.02	0.54	87th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1908
	0.52	-0.02	0.54	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1966
Jul–Oct 1985 4-Month	0.43	-0.07	0.50	85th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1930
	0.43	-0.07	0.50	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
	Ties: 1967
Jun–Oct 1985 5-Month	0.41	-0.03	0.44	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1930
	0.41	-0.03	0.44	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1979
	Ties: 1961
May–Oct 1985 6-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1930
May–Oct 1985 6-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	1979
Apr–Oct 1985 7-Month	-0.25	-0.04	-0.21	51st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
	-0.25	-0.04	-0.21	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
	Ties: 1945
Mar–Oct 1985 8-Month	-0.31	-0.04	-0.27	47th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
Mar–Oct 1985 8-Month	-0.31	-0.04	-0.27	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2018
Feb–Oct 1985 9-Month	-0.41	-0.04	-0.37	38th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
Feb–Oct 1985 9-Month	-0.41	-0.04	-0.37	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2018
Jan–Oct 1985 10-Month	-0.47	-0.02	-0.45	36th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
	-0.47	-0.02	-0.45	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1899
Dec 1984–Oct 1985 11-Month	-0.29	-0.02	-0.27	41st Driest	Driest since: 1980	1930
Dec 1984–Oct 1985 11-Month	-0.29	-0.02	-0.27	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Nov 1984–Oct 1985 12-Month	-0.10	-0.03	-0.07	49th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1930
	-0.10	-0.03	-0.07	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
	Ties: 1924, 1945
May 1984–Oct 1985 18-Month	-0.18	-0.04	-0.14	47th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1931
May 1984–Oct 1985 18-Month	-0.18	-0.04	-0.14	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1979
Nov 1983–Oct 1985 24-Month	-0.09	-0.03	-0.06	50th Driest	Driest since: 1982	1931
Nov 1983–Oct 1985 24-Month	-0.09	-0.03	-0.06	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2019
Nov 1982–Oct 1985 36-Month	-0.06	-0.03	-0.03	51st Driest	Driest since: 1984	1902
Nov 1982–Oct 1985 36-Month	-0.06	-0.03	-0.03	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1981	2020
Nov 1981–Oct 1985 48-Month	-0.08	-0.03	-0.05	48th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1903
	-0.08	-0.03	-0.05	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1914
Nov 1980–Oct 1985 60-Month	-0.13	-0.03	-0.10	41st Driest	Driest since: 1984	1904
Nov 1980–Oct 1985 60-Month	-0.13	-0.03	-0.10	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2021

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