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New Mexico, Climate Division 1

December 1973 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	-1.63	-0.08	-1.55	19th Driest	Driest since: 1963	1917
December 1973 1-Month	-1.63	-0.08	-1.55	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1940
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	-1.35	-0.06	-1.29	18th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2017
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	-1.35	-0.06	-1.29	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1986
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.56	-0.07	-1.49	8th Driest	Driest since: 1954	1917
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.56	-0.07	-1.49	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1972
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-1.19	-0.05	-1.14	18th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-1.19	-0.05	-1.14	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-1.11	-0.02	-1.09	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1950
	-1.11	-0.02	-1.09	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
	Ties: 1900
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	-0.48	0.05	-0.53	48th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1950
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	-0.48	0.05	-0.53	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.34	0.05	0.29	86th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1950
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.34	0.05	0.29	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	109th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1950
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	0.85	0.05	0.80	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.86	0.07	0.79	106th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1950
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.86	0.07	0.79	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	1.21	0.06	1.15	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1950
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	1.21	0.06	1.15	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1941
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	1.24	0.05	1.19	119th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1950
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	1.24	0.05	1.19	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1941
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	1.23	0.04	1.19	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1950
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	1.23	0.04	1.19	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1941
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.16	0.04	1.12	123rd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2018
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.16	0.04	1.12	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1965	1941
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.25	0.03	0.22	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1951
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.25	0.03	0.22	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	-0.01	0.03	-0.04	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	1902
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	-0.01	0.03	-0.04	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1907
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	-0.03	0.03	-0.06	70th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2021
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	-0.03	0.03	-0.06	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1908
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.20	0.03	0.17	91st Driest	Driest since: 1972	1904
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.20	0.03	0.17	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1909

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