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Michigan, Climate Division 2

December 1978 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	0.73	-0.27	1.00	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1930
December 1978 1-Month	0.73	-0.27	1.00	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2015
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.69	-0.25	0.94	97th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1930
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.69	-0.25	0.94	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1977
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.78	-0.15	0.93	89th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1947
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.78	-0.15	0.93	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2014
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	1.48	-0.16	1.64	110th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1908
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	1.48	-0.16	1.64	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	2.00	-0.18	2.18	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1930
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	2.00	-0.18	2.18	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1896
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	2.11	-0.10	2.21	127th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1930
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	2.11	-0.10	2.21	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1896
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	1.73	-0.12	1.85	125th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
	1.73	-0.12	1.85	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1896
	Ties: 1977
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.63	-0.10	1.73	127th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.63	-0.10	1.73	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1896	1896
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	1.46	-0.09	1.55	124th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	1.46	-0.09	1.55	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	2019
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	1.07	-0.09	1.16	114th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1895
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	1.07	-0.09	1.16	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.83	-0.09	0.92	110th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1895
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.83	-0.09	0.92	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.83	-0.08	0.91	112th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1930
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.83	-0.08	0.91	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	1.20	-0.08	1.28	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1948
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	1.20	-0.08	1.28	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2019
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	1.04	-0.07	1.11	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	2006
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	1.04	-0.07	1.11	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	2020
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.25	-0.07	0.32	91st Driest	Driest since: 1977	2007
	0.25	-0.07	0.32	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1918
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.28	-0.06	0.34	94th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2000
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.28	-0.06	0.34	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2020
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.36	-0.06	0.42	106th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
	0.36	-0.06	0.42	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1953

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