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Louisiana, Climate Division 2

January 1979 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	4.73	-0.15	4.88	129th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1986
January 1979 1-Month	4.73	-0.15	4.88	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1999
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	2.84	-0.12	2.96	127th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1981
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	2.84	-0.12	2.96	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1932
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	1.61	-0.16	1.77	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	2022
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	1.61	-0.16	1.77	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1932
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	0.89	-0.12	1.01	108th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1904
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	0.89	-0.12	1.01	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1932
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	0.63	-0.10	0.73	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1904
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	0.63	-0.10	0.73	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2010
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.62	-0.05	0.67	100th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1955
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.62	-0.05	0.67	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2010
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	0.33	-0.04	0.37	84th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	0.33	-0.04	0.37	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2010
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	0.15	-0.03	0.18	77th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	0.15	-0.03	0.18	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1962
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	0.39	-0.04	0.43	88th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	0.39	-0.04	0.43	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1990
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	0.16	-0.01	0.17	80th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	0.16	-0.01	0.17	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1992
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	-0.06	-0.01	-0.05	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	2011
	-0.06	-0.01	-0.05	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1962
	Ties: 1915
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.17	-0.02	-0.15	59th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1955
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.17	-0.02	-0.15	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1962
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.24	-0.03	-0.21	48th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1955
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.24	-0.03	-0.21	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1976
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	-0.40	-0.02	-0.38	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	-0.40	-0.02	-0.38	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1975
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.28	-0.02	-0.26	35th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1965
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.28	-0.02	-0.26	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	0.06	-0.03	0.09	80th Driest	Driest since: 1973	1966
	0.06	-0.03	0.09	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
	Ties: 1951
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1974	1967
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 30, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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