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Michigan, Climate Division 7

December 1956 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1956 1-Month	-1.31	-0.11	-1.20	30th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
December 1956 1-Month	-1.31	-0.11	-1.20	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1972
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	-1.73	-0.08	-1.65	20th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
Nov–Dec 1956 2-Month	-1.73	-0.08	-1.65	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1959
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	-2.17	-0.05	-2.12	8th Driest	Driest since: 1944	1930
Oct–Dec 1956 3-Month	-2.17	-0.05	-2.12	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1990
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	-2.21	-0.07	-2.14	6th Driest	Driest since: 1938	1930
Sep–Dec 1956 4-Month	-2.21	-0.07	-2.14	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1986
Aug–Dec 1956 5-Month	-1.05	-0.05	-1.00	28th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
	-1.05	-0.05	-1.00	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
	Ties: 1914
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	-0.53	0.02	-0.55	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Jul–Dec 1956 6-Month	-0.53	0.02	-0.55	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	-0.54	0.02	-0.56	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Jun–Dec 1956 7-Month	-0.54	0.02	-0.56	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
May–Dec 1956 8-Month	0.03	0.05	-0.02	65th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
	0.03	0.05	-0.02	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1902
	Ties: 1935
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	0.28	0.07	0.21	76th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Apr–Dec 1956 9-Month	0.28	0.07	0.21	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1996
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	80th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Mar–Dec 1956 10-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1902
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	0.38	0.06	0.32	87th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Feb–Dec 1956 11-Month	0.38	0.06	0.32	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1996
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	0.24	0.07	0.17	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1930
Jan–Dec 1956 12-Month	0.24	0.07	0.17	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1996
Jul 1955–Dec 1956 18-Month	-0.20	0.05	-0.25	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1931
	-0.20	0.05	-0.25	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
	Ties: 1924
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	-0.36	0.06	-0.42	24th Driest	Driest since: 1949	1931
Jan 1955–Dec 1956 24-Month	-0.36	0.06	-0.42	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1986
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	-0.08	0.06	-0.14	41st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1936
Jan 1954–Dec 1956 36-Month	-0.08	0.06	-0.14	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
Jan 1953–Dec 1956 48-Month	-0.11	0.07	-0.18	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1955	1936
	-0.11	0.07	-0.18	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
	Ties: 1948
Jan 1952–Dec 1956 60-Month	-0.14	0.07	-0.21	27th Driest	Driest since: 1948	1934
	-0.14	0.07	-0.21	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1986
	Ties: 1917, 1918

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