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Michigan, Climate Division 6

December 2008 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	4.93	-0.19	5.12	130th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
December 2008 1-Month	4.93	-0.19	5.12	1st Wettest	Wettest to Date	2008
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	2.46	-0.18	2.64	126th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	2.46	-0.18	2.64	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1992	2019
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	1.71	-0.13	1.84	116th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	1.71	-0.13	1.84	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	1.80	-0.16	1.96	121st Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	1.80	-0.16	1.96	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1992	2019
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	1.26	-0.16	1.42	116th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
	1.26	-0.16	1.42	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1985
	Ties: 1945
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	1.21	-0.09	1.30	116th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	1.21	-0.09	1.30	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1986
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	1.47	-0.08	1.55	121st Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	1.47	-0.08	1.55	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	1986
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	1.10	-0.05	1.15	114th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	1.10	-0.05	1.15	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	1.09	-0.03	1.12	116th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
	1.09	-0.03	1.12	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
	Ties: 1951
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	0.88	-0.02	0.90	108th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
	0.88	-0.02	0.90	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
	Ties: 1992
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	1.08	-0.01	1.09	119th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	1.08	-0.01	1.09	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	1.16	0.00	1.16	124th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1930
	1.16	0.00	1.16	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	2019
	Ties: 1905
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	0.30	-0.03	0.33	88th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1931
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	0.30	-0.03	0.33	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1986
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	0.22	0.00	0.22	83rd Driest	Driest since: 2005	1931
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	0.22	0.00	0.22	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	2019
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	0.62	0.00	0.62	113th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	0.62	0.00	0.62	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2019
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	0.38	0.00	0.38	99th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1936
	0.38	0.00	0.38	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2019
	Ties: 1997
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	0.43	0.00	0.43	100th Driest	Driest since: 2007	1934
	0.43	0.00	0.43	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2021
	Ties: 1984

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