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Kentucky, Climate Division 3

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	-0.17	0.08	-0.25	61st Driest	Driest since: 2010	1963
	-0.17	0.08	-0.25	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2009
	Ties: 1980
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month	1.23	-0.01	1.24	100th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1897
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month	1.23	-0.01	1.24	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2006
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month	0.06	-0.02	0.08	66th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1908
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month	0.06	-0.02	0.08	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2018
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month	0.02	-0.07	0.09	65th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month	0.02	-0.07	0.09	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month	-0.49	-0.03	-0.46	43rd Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
	-0.49	-0.03	-0.46	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1945
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	-0.41	-0.03	-0.38	46th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1930
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	-0.41	-0.03	-0.38	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month	-0.56	-0.04	-0.52	37th Driest	Driest since: 2008	1930
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month	-0.56	-0.04	-0.52	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	-0.68	-0.04	-0.64	33rd Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	-0.68	-0.04	-0.64	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2018
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month	-0.73	-0.04	-0.69	27th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
	-0.73	-0.04	-0.69	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1913, 1931
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	-0.65	-0.02	-0.63	27th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	-0.65	-0.02	-0.63	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2018
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month	-0.48	-0.02	-0.46	28th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
	-0.48	-0.02	-0.46	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
	Ties: 1922
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	57th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1930
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	0.35	-0.04	0.39	78th Driest	Driest since: 2009	1931
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	0.35	-0.04	0.39	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	1979
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month	0.59	-0.03	0.62	106th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1931
	0.59	-0.03	0.62	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2004	2019
	Ties: 1917
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month	0.17	-0.03	0.20	77th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1902
	0.17	-0.03	0.20	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2020
	Ties: 1898
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month	0.38	-0.03	0.41	95th Driest	Driest since: 2010	1903
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month	0.38	-0.03	0.41	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2011	2021
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	0.31	-0.03	0.34	95th Driest	Driest since: 2011	1904
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	0.31	-0.03	0.34	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2021

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 31, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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