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Michigan, Climate Division 2

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	2.10	-0.27	2.37	115th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1930
December 1972 1-Month	2.10	-0.27	2.37	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	0.74	-0.25	0.99	99th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1930
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	0.74	-0.25	0.99	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1977
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	0.24	-0.15	0.39	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1947
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	0.24	-0.15	0.39	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2014
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.43	-0.16	0.59	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1908
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.43	-0.16	0.59	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.81	-0.18	0.99	94th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.81	-0.18	0.99	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1896
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	0.71	-0.10	0.81	91st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1930
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	0.71	-0.10	0.81	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1896
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.31	-0.12	0.43	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.31	-0.12	0.43	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1896
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.07	-0.10	0.17	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	1976
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.07	-0.10	0.17	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1896
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.26	-0.09	0.35	78th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1976
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.26	-0.09	0.35	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.43	-0.09	0.52	96th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1895
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.43	-0.09	0.52	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	2019
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.47	-0.09	0.56	97th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1895
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.47	-0.09	0.56	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.42	-0.08	0.50	96th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1930
	0.42	-0.08	0.50	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1918, 1922
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.33	-0.08	0.41	91st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1948
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.33	-0.08	0.41	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.56	-0.07	0.63	111th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2006
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.56	-0.07	0.63	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2020
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.53	-0.07	0.60	115th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2007
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.53	-0.07	0.60	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	2019
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.39	-0.06	0.45	104th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2000
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.39	-0.06	0.45	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2020
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.53	-0.06	0.59	120th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1910
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.53	-0.06	0.59	7th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2020

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