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Kentucky, Climate Division 4

January 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	2.82	0.14	2.68	125th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
January 1972 1-Month	2.82	0.14	2.68	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1937
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	0.59	0.14	0.45	90th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	0.59	0.14	0.45	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1979
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-0.03	0.08	-0.11	58th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-0.03	0.08	-0.11	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1952, 1979
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	-0.32	0.08	-0.40	45th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	-0.32	0.08	-0.40	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1920
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	0.10	0.04	0.06	64th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	0.10	0.04	0.06	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	0.03	0.04	-0.01	59th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	0.03	0.04	-0.01	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.45	0.00	0.45	80th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1931
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.45	0.00	0.45	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.48	0.04	0.44	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
	0.48	0.04	0.44	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1947
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	0.74	0.03	0.71	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
	0.74	0.03	0.71	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
	Ties: 1939
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	0.59	0.03	0.56	90th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
	0.59	0.03	0.56	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1952
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	77th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	0.33	0.02	0.31	78th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	0.33	0.02	0.31	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.51	0.03	0.48	95th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1931
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.51	0.03	0.48	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2020
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.27	0.03	0.24	81st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1932
	0.27	0.03	0.24	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	2020
	Ties: 1907
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	-0.09	0.03	-0.12	46th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1955
	-0.09	0.03	-0.12	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1968
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	-0.14	0.03	-0.17	35th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
	-0.14	0.03	-0.17	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1948, 1970
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	-0.01	0.03	-0.04	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1935
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	-0.01	0.03	-0.04	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	2022, 2023

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