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Nebraska, Climate Division 5

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	1.62	0.12	1.50	115th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1954
December 1972 1-Month	1.62	0.12	1.50	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2018
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.04	0.15	1.89	124th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1954
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	2.04	0.15	1.89	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2018
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.28	0.22	1.06	106th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1938
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	1.28	0.22	1.06	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1946
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.03	0.20	0.83	99th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1939
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	1.03	0.20	0.83	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1946
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.72	0.26	0.46	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1939
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	0.72	0.26	0.46	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.03	0.31	0.72	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1936, 2012
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.03	0.31	0.72	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.58	0.28	0.30	78th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.58	0.28	0.30	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1993
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.58	0.27	0.31	76th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1934
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.58	0.27	0.31	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2019
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.44	0.26	0.18	71st Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.44	0.26	0.18	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2008, 2019
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.19	0.21	-0.02	67th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.19	0.21	-0.02	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.09	0.21	-0.12	59th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.09	0.21	-0.12	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.03	0.20	-0.17	57th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1934
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.03	0.20	-0.17	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.16	0.24	-0.08	56th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
	0.16	0.24	-0.08	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1944, 1970
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.30	0.20	0.10	66th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.30	0.20	0.10	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1966	2019
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	0.09	0.20	-0.11	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
	0.09	0.20	-0.11	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1905
	Ties: 1918
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.21	0.20	0.01	55th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1940
	0.21	0.20	0.01	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1905
	Ties: 1971
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.17	0.20	-0.03	49th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1940
	0.17	0.20	-0.03	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1906
	Ties: 1925

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