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Michigan, Climate Division 1

December 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	1.93	-0.16	2.09	121st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
December 1972 1-Month	1.93	-0.16	2.09	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1968
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	1.50	-0.18	1.68	114th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	1.50	-0.18	1.68	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1985
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.15	-0.12	1.27	105th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.15	-0.12	1.27	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1911
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.49	-0.12	1.61	113th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.49	-0.12	1.61	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1985
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.82	-0.14	1.96	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.82	-0.14	1.96	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1985
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.80	-0.05	1.85	124th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.80	-0.05	1.85	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1926
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	1.50	-0.07	1.57	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	1.50	-0.07	1.57	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1951
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.10	-0.08	1.18	117th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	1.10	-0.08	1.18	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1968
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.09	-0.07	1.16	118th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	1.09	-0.07	1.16	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1968
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	1.18	-0.07	1.25	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	1.18	-0.07	1.25	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1951
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	1.06	-0.06	1.12	120th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
	1.06	-0.06	1.12	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1951
	Ties: 1904
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.98	-0.06	1.04	118th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.98	-0.06	1.04	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1951
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.60	-0.05	0.65	107th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1948
	0.60	-0.05	0.65	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
	Ties: 1905
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.67	-0.06	0.73	117th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1948
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.67	-0.06	0.73	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1951
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.41	-0.06	0.47	104th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.41	-0.06	0.47	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.20	-0.05	0.25	94th Driest	Driest since: 1967	1910
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.20	-0.05	0.25	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2020
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.40	-0.05	0.45	113th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2009
	0.40	-0.05	0.45	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2020
	Ties: 1968

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