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Michigan, Climate Division 6

January 1979 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	1.52	0.10	1.42	104th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1945
January 1979 1-Month	1.52	0.10	1.42	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1897
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	0.89	-0.06	0.95	97th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1977
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	0.89	-0.06	0.95	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2013
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	0.24	-0.09	0.33	70th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	0.24	-0.09	0.33	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	0.10	-0.07	0.17	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	0.10	-0.07	0.17	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	0.24	-0.12	0.36	78th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	0.24	-0.12	0.36	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.22	-0.12	0.34	76th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	0.22	-0.12	0.34	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	-0.02	-0.07	0.05	61st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
	-0.02	-0.07	0.05	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1927
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1931
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	-0.17	-0.05	-0.12	56th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
	-0.17	-0.05	-0.12	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1953
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	-0.23	-0.03	-0.20	49th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	-0.23	-0.03	-0.20	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	-0.35	-0.02	-0.33	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	-0.35	-0.02	-0.33	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	2020
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.45	0.00	-0.45	30th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	-0.45	0.00	-0.45	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2020
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	57th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1931
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	-0.01	-0.04	0.03	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2020
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	-0.54	0.00	-0.54	14th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1932
	-0.54	0.00	-0.54	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1938
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.48	0.00	-0.48	13th Driest	Driest since: 1965	1937, 1965
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	-0.48	0.00	-0.48	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	0.00	0.00	0.00	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1937
	0.00	0.00	0.00	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1949
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	0.14	0.00	0.14	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1935
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	0.14	0.00	0.14	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1995, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 28, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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