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Louisiana, Climate Division 3

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	5.32	-0.14	5.46	131st Driest	Driest since: 1978	1914
January 1979 1-Month	5.32	-0.14	5.46	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	1979
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	2.86	-0.07	2.93	125th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1981
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	2.86	-0.07	2.93	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1932
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	1.50	-0.14	1.64	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	2022
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	1.50	-0.14	1.64	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1932
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	0.67	-0.10	0.77	104th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2022
	0.67	-0.10	0.77	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1983
	Ties: 1899
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	0.39	-0.08	0.47	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1904
	0.39	-0.08	0.47	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1983
	Ties: 1935
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.30	-0.04	0.34	84th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1981
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.30	-0.04	0.34	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2009
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	0.00	-0.03	0.03	70th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	0.00	-0.03	0.03	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2009
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	-0.08	-0.02	-0.06	60th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1925
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	-0.08	-0.02	-0.06	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1983
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	0.32	-0.02	0.34	88th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1897
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	0.32	-0.02	0.34	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2005
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	0.12	0.01	0.11	80th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1897
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	0.12	0.01	0.11	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2005
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	-0.13	0.01	-0.14	57th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2011
	-0.13	0.01	-0.14	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1974
	Ties: 1939, 1942
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.22	0.00	-0.22	55th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2011
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.22	0.00	-0.22	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1976
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	44th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1955
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1976
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	-0.30	0.00	-0.30	38th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	-0.30	0.00	-0.30	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.25	0.00	-0.25	35th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1955
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.25	0.00	-0.25	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	0.19	0.00	0.19	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1973	1955
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	0.19	0.00	0.19	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	0.32	-0.01	0.33	108th Driest	Driest since: 1974	1956
	0.32	-0.01	0.33	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1976
	Ties: 1951

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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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