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Louisiana, Climate Division 9

December 1978 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	-0.81	-0.10	-0.71	55th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
	-0.81	-0.10	-0.71	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2009
	Ties: 1938
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	-0.22	-0.07	-0.15	74th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1906
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	-0.22	-0.07	-0.15	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1947
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	-0.87	0.01	-0.88	36th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2011
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	-0.87	0.01	-0.88	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2009
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	-0.98	-0.04	-0.94	27th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	-0.98	-0.04	-0.94	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2002
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	-0.49	-0.05	-0.44	39th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	-0.49	-0.05	-0.44	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1977
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	-0.29	-0.04	-0.25	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1924
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	-0.29	-0.04	-0.25	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1898
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	-0.07	-0.04	-0.03	58th Driest	Driest since: 1974	1924
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	-0.07	-0.04	-0.03	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1898
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	0.18	-0.04	0.22	71st Driest	Driest since: 1974	1924
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	0.18	-0.04	0.22	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1942, 1975
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	0.08	-0.04	0.12	67th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1924
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	0.08	-0.04	0.12	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.02	-0.05	0.07	69th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1924
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.02	-0.05	0.07	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	-0.08	-0.07	-0.01	65th Driest	Driest since: 1976	2023
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	-0.08	-0.07	-0.01	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2021
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.41	-0.05	0.46	99th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2023
	0.41	-0.05	0.46	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1991
	Ties: 1977
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.84	-0.04	0.88	126th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1904
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.84	-0.04	0.88	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1946
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.41	-0.04	0.45	110th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2000
	0.41	-0.04	0.45	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1967	1992
	Ties: 1941
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.15	-0.04	0.19	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1904
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.15	-0.04	0.19	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1993
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	109th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1904
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.29	-0.03	0.32	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1994
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.21	-0.03	0.24	104th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1906
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.21	-0.03	0.24	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1995

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