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Louisiana, Climate Division 1

December 1961 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	3.35	0.10	3.25	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010
December 1961 1-Month	3.35	0.10	3.25	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1931
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	2.20	-0.03	2.23	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1981
	2.20	-0.03	2.23	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1940
	Ties: 1911
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	1.64	-0.02	1.66	118th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2005
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	1.64	-0.02	1.66	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	2018
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	2.03	0.00	2.03	126th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1924
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	2.03	0.00	2.03	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1913	2018
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	2.07	0.05	2.02	126th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1924
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	2.07	0.05	2.02	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2009
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	2.20	0.07	2.13	128th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1924
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	2.20	0.07	2.13	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2009
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	2.46	0.06	2.40	130th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1924
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	2.46	0.06	2.40	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1961
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	1.91	0.04	1.87	127th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	1.91	0.04	1.87	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	2009
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	1.52	0.07	1.45	124th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	1.52	0.07	1.45	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1905
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	1.63	0.08	1.55	126th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	1.63	0.08	1.55	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1905
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	1.45	0.05	1.40	125th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010, 2011
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	1.45	0.05	1.40	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1905
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	1.34	0.04	1.30	125th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2010
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	1.34	0.04	1.30	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1940	1905
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	1.06	0.05	1.01	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	2011
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	1.06	0.05	1.01	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1997
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	0.69	0.04	0.65	113th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2011
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	0.69	0.04	0.65	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1974
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	0.48	0.04	0.44	108th Driest	Driest since: 1960	2012
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	0.48	0.04	0.44	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1991
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	0.53	0.04	0.49	115th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1954, 1965
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	0.53	0.04	0.49	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	1992
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	0.65	0.03	0.62	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1967
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	0.65	0.03	0.62	5th Wettest	Wettest to Date	1993

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