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Michigan, Climate Division 2

December 1959 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	-0.64	-0.27	-0.37	49th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
December 1959 1-Month	-0.64	-0.27	-0.37	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2015
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	-0.45	-0.25	-0.20	51st Driest	Driest since: 1954	1930
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	-0.45	-0.25	-0.20	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1977
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.69	-0.15	1.84	114th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1947
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.69	-0.15	1.84	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2014
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	1.98	-0.16	2.14	121st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1908
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	1.98	-0.16	2.14	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1926	2019
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	2.16	-0.18	2.34	125th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	2.16	-0.18	2.34	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1896
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	1.93	-0.10	2.03	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	1.93	-0.10	2.03	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1896
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	1.53	-0.12	1.65	119th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	1.53	-0.12	1.65	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1896
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	1.33	-0.10	1.43	120th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	1.33	-0.10	1.43	11th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1896
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	1.16	-0.09	1.25	116th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1976
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	1.16	-0.09	1.25	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	1.15	-0.09	1.24	117th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1895
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	1.15	-0.09	1.24	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	0.91	-0.09	1.00	114th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1895
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	0.91	-0.09	1.00	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	0.72	-0.08	0.80	110th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	0.72	-0.08	0.80	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	0.65	-0.08	0.73	108th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1948
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	0.65	-0.08	0.73	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	0.21	-0.07	0.28	87th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2006
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	0.21	-0.07	0.28	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.12	-0.07	0.19	77th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2007
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.12	-0.07	0.19	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1953	2019
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	0.07	-0.06	0.13	74th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2000
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	0.07	-0.06	0.13	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2020
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	-0.21	-0.06	-0.15	44th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1910
	-0.21	-0.06	-0.15	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	2020
	Ties: 1926

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