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Nevada, Climate Division 4

December 1987 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	0.93	-0.06	0.99	104th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1980
December 1987 1-Month	0.93	-0.06	0.99	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2010
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	2.46	-0.11	2.57	124th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2017
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	2.46	-0.11	2.57	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1965
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	2.52	-0.07	2.59	129th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2017
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	2.52	-0.07	2.59	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	2004
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	1.58	-0.05	1.63	124th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2020
	1.58	-0.05	1.63	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2004
	Ties: 1909
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	0.82	-0.04	0.86	111th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2020
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	0.82	-0.04	0.86	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1909
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	0.71	-0.01	0.72	106th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2020
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	0.71	-0.01	0.72	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1984
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	0.50	0.01	0.49	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1986	2024
	0.50	0.01	0.49	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1941
	Ties: 1921
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	0.40	0.01	0.39	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1986	2024
	0.40	0.01	0.39	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1941
	Ties: 1967
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	0.34	0.01	0.33	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
	0.34	0.01	0.33	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1941
	Ties: 1897, 1921
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	0.40	0.02	0.38	90th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1989
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	0.40	0.02	0.38	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1941
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	86th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	0.36	0.04	0.32	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1941
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	0.38	0.05	0.33	90th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	0.38	0.05	0.33	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	1941
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	0.18	0.03	0.15	85th Driest	Driest since: 1986	2002
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	0.18	0.03	0.15	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1941
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	-0.29	0.05	-0.34	48th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1929
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	-0.29	0.05	-0.34	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1985	1979
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	-0.20	0.05	-0.25	55th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1964
	-0.20	0.05	-0.25	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1980
	Ties: 1954, 1986
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	-0.06	0.04	-0.10	75th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2009
	-0.06	0.04	-0.10	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1981
	Ties: 1935, 1949
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	0.32	0.04	0.28	96th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2003
	0.32	0.04	0.28	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	1909
	Ties: 1916

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