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Louisiana, Climate Division 8

November 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
November 1972 1-Month	1.43	-0.01	1.44	104th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1924
November 1972 1-Month	1.43	-0.01	1.44	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1929
Oct–Nov 1972 2-Month	0.59	0.08	0.51	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1924
Oct–Nov 1972 2-Month	0.59	0.08	0.51	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1929
Sep–Nov 1972 3-Month	-0.04	0.00	-0.04	71st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Sep–Nov 1972 3-Month	-0.04	0.00	-0.04	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1898
Aug–Nov 1972 4-Month	-0.50	-0.03	-0.47	41st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Aug–Nov 1972 4-Month	-0.50	-0.03	-0.47	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1898
Jul–Nov 1972 5-Month	-0.47	0.00	-0.47	39th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Jul–Nov 1972 5-Month	-0.47	0.00	-0.47	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1898
Jun–Nov 1972 6-Month	-0.74	0.00	-0.74	30th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
	-0.74	0.00	-0.74	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1898
	Ties: 1951
May–Nov 1972 7-Month	-0.43	-0.01	-0.42	41st Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
May–Nov 1972 7-Month	-0.43	-0.01	-0.42	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1946
Apr–Nov 1972 8-Month	-0.59	-0.01	-0.58	35th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1924
Apr–Nov 1972 8-Month	-0.59	-0.01	-0.58	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2021
Mar–Nov 1972 9-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	44th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1924
Mar–Nov 1972 9-Month	-0.35	-0.03	-0.32	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1946
Feb–Nov 1972 10-Month	-0.33	-0.04	-0.29	45th Driest	Driest since: 1965	2023
Feb–Nov 1972 10-Month	-0.33	-0.04	-0.29	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1946
Jan–Nov 1972 11-Month	-0.07	-0.03	-0.04	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	2023
	-0.07	-0.03	-0.04	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1991
	Ties: 1911
Dec 1971–Nov 1972 12-Month	0.28	-0.04	0.32	84th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2023
Dec 1971–Nov 1972 12-Month	0.28	-0.04	0.32	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1946
Jun 1971–Nov 1972 18-Month	0.30	-0.02	0.32	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1925
	0.30	-0.02	0.32	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	1946
	Ties: 1959
Dec 1970–Nov 1972 24-Month	-0.13	-0.03	-0.10	56th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2000, 2023
Dec 1970–Nov 1972 24-Month	-0.13	-0.03	-0.10	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1992
Dec 1969–Nov 1972 36-Month	-0.10	-0.02	-0.08	59th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1904
	-0.10	-0.02	-0.08	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1993
	Ties: 1957
Dec 1968–Nov 1972 48-Month	-0.13	-0.02	-0.11	55th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1904
Dec 1968–Nov 1972 48-Month	-0.13	-0.02	-0.11	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1994
Dec 1967–Nov 1972 60-Month	-0.16	-0.02	-0.14	50th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1939
Dec 1967–Nov 1972 60-Month	-0.16	-0.02	-0.14	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1995

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