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Kentucky, Climate Division 4

January 1956 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1956 1-Month	-0.80	0.14	-0.94	48th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1931
January 1956 1-Month	-0.80	0.14	-0.94	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1937
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	-1.69	0.14	-1.83	9th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1931
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	-1.69	0.14	-1.83	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1979
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	-1.78	0.08	-1.86	7th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1931
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	-1.78	0.08	-1.86	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1952, 1979
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	-1.54	0.08	-1.62	12th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	-1.54	0.08	-1.62	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1920
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	-1.56	0.04	-1.60	12th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	-1.56	0.04	-1.60	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	-1.65	0.04	-1.69	5th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	-1.65	0.04	-1.69	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	-1.56	0.00	-1.56	9th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	-1.56	0.00	-1.56	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	-1.33	0.04	-1.37	12th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	-1.33	0.04	-1.37	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	-1.35	0.03	-1.38	12th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	-1.35	0.03	-1.38	119th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	-1.38	0.03	-1.41	6th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
	-1.38	0.03	-1.41	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1900
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	-0.84	0.04	-0.88	16th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1931
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	-0.84	0.04	-0.88	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2019
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	-0.46	0.02	-0.48	31st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1931
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	-0.46	0.02	-0.48	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	-0.45	0.03	-0.48	24th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1931
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	-0.45	0.03	-0.48	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2020
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	-0.67	0.03	-0.70	12th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1932
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	-0.67	0.03	-0.70	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2020
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	-0.89	0.03	-0.92	2nd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1955
	-0.89	0.03	-0.92	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2021
	Ties: 1933
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	-0.83	0.03	-0.86	1st Driest	Driest to Date	1956
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	-0.83	0.03	-0.86	127th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2022
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	-0.53	0.03	-0.56	3rd Driest	Driest since: 1944	1935
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	-0.53	0.03	-0.56	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2022, 2023

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