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Nebraska, Climate Division 5

December 1981 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	1.30	0.12	1.18	109th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
December 1981 1-Month	1.30	0.12	1.18	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2018
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	2.02	0.15	1.87	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1954
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	2.02	0.15	1.87	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2018
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	0.97	0.22	0.75	95th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1938
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	0.97	0.22	0.75	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1946
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.33	0.20	0.13	74th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1939
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.33	0.20	0.13	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1946
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	0.72	0.26	0.46	86th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1939
	0.72	0.26	0.46	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1972
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	1.10	0.31	0.79	96th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1936, 2012
	1.10	0.31	0.79	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1897
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	0.56	0.28	0.28	75th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2012
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	0.56	0.28	0.28	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1993
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	0.63	0.27	0.36	79th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1934
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	0.63	0.27	0.36	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	0.15	0.26	-0.11	57th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1934
	0.15	0.26	-0.11	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2008, 2019
	Ties: 1916
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	0.03	0.21	-0.18	55th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1934
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	0.03	0.21	-0.18	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	-0.11	0.21	-0.32	48th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1934
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	-0.11	0.21	-0.32	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	-0.22	0.20	-0.42	45th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1934
	-0.22	0.20	-0.42	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2019
	Ties: 1918
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	-0.63	0.24	-0.87	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	-0.63	0.24	-0.87	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2019
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	-0.50	0.20	-0.70	24th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1956
	-0.50	0.20	-0.70	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2019
	Ties: 1953
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.01	0.20	-0.19	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1956
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.01	0.20	-0.19	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1905
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	0.14	0.20	-0.06	48th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1940
	0.14	0.20	-0.06	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1905
	Ties: 1930
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	0.39	0.20	0.19	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1940
	0.39	0.20	0.19	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1906
	Ties: 1900

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