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Louisiana, Climate Division 7

December 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	0.94	-0.09	1.03	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1917
December 1972 1-Month	0.94	-0.09	1.03	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1982
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	1.24	-0.09	1.33	110th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1917
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	1.24	-0.09	1.33	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1940
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.10	-0.06	1.16	109th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1917
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.10	-0.06	1.16	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2002
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.80	-0.09	0.89	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.80	-0.09	0.89	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2002
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.57	-0.09	0.66	97th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.57	-0.09	0.66	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1940
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	0.53	-0.08	0.61	96th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1924
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	0.53	-0.08	0.61	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1940
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.25	-0.08	0.33	78th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.25	-0.08	0.33	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1940
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.25	-0.06	0.31	81st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.25	-0.06	0.31	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1940
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.08	-0.05	0.13	67th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1924
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.08	-0.05	0.13	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1940
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.19	-0.05	0.24	81st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1924
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.19	-0.05	0.24	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1940
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.05	-0.06	0.11	71st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1924
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.05	-0.06	0.11	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1940
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.21	-0.06	0.27	80th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1954
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.21	-0.06	0.27	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1940
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.36	-0.07	0.43	95th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1925
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.36	-0.07	0.43	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1941
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	66th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2011
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1941
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	68th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1918
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1942
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	-0.12	-0.04	-0.08	56th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1904
	-0.12	-0.04	-0.08	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1943
	Ties: 1968
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	-0.08	-0.04	-0.04	66th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
	-0.08	-0.04	-0.04	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1944
	Ties: 1930

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