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Massachusetts, Climate Division 1

December 1952 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	0.61	-0.08	0.69	86th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1943
December 1952 1-Month	0.61	-0.08	0.69	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1973
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	-0.30	-0.12	-0.18	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1928
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	-0.30	-0.12	-0.18	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1927
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	-0.84	-0.07	-0.77	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1928
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	-0.84	-0.07	-0.77	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2005
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	-0.50	-0.06	-0.44	39th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1964
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	-0.50	-0.06	-0.44	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1907
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	56th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1964
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	-0.22	-0.01	-0.21	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1955
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	-0.36	-0.01	-0.35	47th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1964
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	-0.36	-0.01	-0.35	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1975
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	-0.10	-0.02	-0.08	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1949	1964
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	-0.10	-0.02	-0.08	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1975
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	0.03	-0.04	0.07	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1950	1964
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	0.03	-0.04	0.07	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1975
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	0.17	-0.04	0.21	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1950	1964
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	0.17	-0.04	0.21	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	0.12	-0.03	0.15	76th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1964
	0.12	-0.03	0.15	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2011
	Ties: 1933
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	0.06	-0.03	0.09	76th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1964
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	0.06	-0.03	0.09	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2008
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	0.14	-0.03	0.17	84th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1964
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	0.14	-0.03	0.17	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	98th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1965
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	0.49	-0.03	0.52	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1996
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	0.51	-0.03	0.54	111th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1965
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	0.51	-0.03	0.54	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1973
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	0.37	-0.03	0.40	108th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1965
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	0.37	-0.03	0.40	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1977
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	0.05	-0.03	0.08	71st Driest	Driest since: 1951	1965
	0.05	-0.03	0.08	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1975
	Ties: 1921
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	0.06	-0.03	0.09	74th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1966
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	0.06	-0.03	0.09	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1948	1976

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