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Louisiana, Climate Division 3

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	2.19	-0.14	2.33	118th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1914
January 1972 1-Month	2.19	-0.14	2.33	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1979
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	1.86	-0.07	1.93	119th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1981
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	1.86	-0.07	1.93	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1932
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	0.83	-0.14	0.97	107th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2022
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	0.83	-0.14	0.97	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1932
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	0.10	-0.10	0.20	79th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2022
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	0.10	-0.10	0.20	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1983
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	0.24	-0.08	0.32	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1904
	0.24	-0.08	0.32	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1983
	Ties: 1959
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	0.24	-0.04	0.28	81st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1981
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	0.24	-0.04	0.28	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2009
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.26	-0.03	0.29	84th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1925
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.26	-0.03	0.29	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2009
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.12	-0.02	0.14	80th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1925
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.12	-0.02	0.14	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1983
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	0.34	-0.02	0.36	89th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1897
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	0.34	-0.02	0.36	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2005
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	0.21	0.01	0.20	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1897
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	0.21	0.01	0.20	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2005
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	0.13	0.01	0.12	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	2011
	0.13	0.01	0.12	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1974
	Ties: 1929
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	0.20	0.00	0.20	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2011
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	0.20	0.00	0.20	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1976
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.20	-0.01	0.21	90th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1955
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	0.20	-0.01	0.21	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1976
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.02	0.00	0.02	65th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.02	0.00	0.02	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1976
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	-0.23	0.00	-0.23	37th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1955
	-0.23	0.00	-0.23	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1976
	Ties: 1953
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	-0.03	0.00	-0.03	61st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1955
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	-0.03	0.00	-0.03	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	1976
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	64th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1963	1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 28, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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