Divisional Rankings

Divisional Data Info
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Louisiana, Climate Division 9

December 1996 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Driest/Wettest
Since
Record
December 1996
1-Month
0.87-0.100.9799th Driest
Driest since:
2021
32nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2009
Nov–Dec 1996
2-Month
-0.20-0.07-0.1377th Driest
Driest since:
1906
54th Wettest
Wettest since:
1947
Oct–Dec 1996
3-Month
-0.250.01-0.2659th Driest
Driest since:
2011
72nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2009
Sep–Dec 1996
4-Month
-0.28-0.04-0.2457th Driest
Driest since:
1924
74th Wettest
Wettest since:
2002
Ties: 1988
Aug–Dec 1996
5-Month
-0.24-0.05-0.1955th Driest
Driest since:
1924
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1977
Jul–Dec 1996
6-Month
-0.25-0.04-0.2147th Driest
Driest since:
1924
84th Wettest
Wettest since:
1898
Jun–Dec 1996
7-Month
-0.10-0.04-0.0655th Driest
Driest since:
1924
76th Wettest
Wettest since:
1898
May–Dec 1996
8-Month
-0.40-0.04-0.3639th Driest
Driest since:
1924
92nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1942, 1975
Ties: 1980
Apr–Dec 1996
9-Month
-0.38-0.04-0.3440th Driest
Driest since:
1924
91st Wettest
Wettest since:
2021
Mar–Dec 1996
10-Month
-0.40-0.05-0.3538th Driest
Driest since:
1924
93rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2021
Feb–Dec 1996
11-Month
-0.52-0.07-0.4531st Driest
Driest since:
2023
100th Wettest
Wettest since:
2021
Ties: 1925, 1984
Jan–Dec 1996
12-Month
-0.51-0.05-0.4632nd Driest
Driest since:
2023
99th Wettest
Wettest since:
1991
Jul 1995–Dec 1996
18-Month
-0.62-0.04-0.5820th Driest
Driest since:
1904
110th Wettest
Wettest since:
1946
Jan 1995–Dec 1996
24-Month
-0.30-0.04-0.2641st Driest
Driest since:
2000
89th Wettest
Wettest since:
1992
Jan 1994–Dec 1996
36-Month
-0.21-0.04-0.1749th Driest
Driest since:
1904
80th Wettest
Wettest since:
1993
Ties: 1915, 1919
Jan 1993–Dec 1996
48-Month
-0.10-0.03-0.0757th Driest
Driest since:
1904
71st Wettest
Wettest since:
1994
Ties: 1933, 1935
Jan 1992–Dec 1996
60-Month
0.20-0.030.23103rd Driest
Driest since:
1906
24th Wettest
Wettest since:
1995
Ties: 1923, 1960

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