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Louisiana, Climate Division 9

October 1978 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
October 1978 1-Month	-2.19	0.15	-2.34	6th Driest	Driest since: 1963	1924
October 1978 1-Month	-2.19	0.15	-2.34	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1937
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	-1.75	-0.01	-1.74	15th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	-1.75	-0.01	-1.74	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2002
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	-0.68	-0.05	-0.63	44th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1924
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	-0.68	-0.05	-0.63	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2002
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	-0.32	-0.02	-0.30	50th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1924
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	-0.32	-0.02	-0.30	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2012
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	-0.01	-0.03	0.02	66th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	-0.01	-0.03	0.02	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1942
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	0.31	-0.03	0.34	76th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	0.31	-0.03	0.34	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	0.16	-0.03	0.19	65th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
	0.16	-0.03	0.19	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1910
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	0.08	-0.04	0.12	74th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
	0.08	-0.04	0.12	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1943
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	68th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	0.54	-0.05	0.59	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	2023
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	0.54	-0.05	0.59	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1991
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	0.47	-0.05	0.52	97th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2023
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	0.47	-0.05	0.52	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1991
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	0.76	-0.05	0.81	112th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2000
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	0.76	-0.05	0.81	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1991
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	0.63	-0.03	0.66	117th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1963
	0.63	-0.03	0.66	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1958
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	0.63	-0.04	0.67	119th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2000
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	0.63	-0.04	0.67	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1992
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	0.16	-0.04	0.20	91st Driest	Driest since: 1976	1904
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	0.16	-0.04	0.20	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1993
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month	0.32	-0.03	0.35	111th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1904
	0.32	-0.03	0.35	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1994
	Ties: 1946
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	106th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1906
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	0.25	-0.03	0.28	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1995

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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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