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New Mexico, Climate Division 6

December 1953 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	-0.73	0.09	-0.82	51st Driest	Driest since: 1950	1917
December 1953 1-Month	-0.73	0.09	-0.82	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1991
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	-0.60	0.12	-0.72	46th Driest	Driest since: 1950	2017
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	-0.60	0.12	-0.72	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1986
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	-0.83	0.12	-0.95	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1950	1950
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	-0.83	0.12	-0.95	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1986
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	-1.46	0.05	-1.51	14th Driest	Driest since: 1945	2021
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	-1.46	0.05	-1.51	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	-1.56	0.02	-1.58	11th Driest	Driest since: 1924	2020
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	-1.56	0.02	-1.58	120th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	-1.42	0.07	-1.49	14th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2020
	-1.42	0.07	-1.49	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
	Ties: 1951
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	-1.34	0.08	-1.42	14th Driest	Driest since: 1951	2020
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	-1.34	0.08	-1.42	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	-1.24	0.09	-1.33	17th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1956
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	-1.24	0.09	-1.33	114th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	-1.05	0.11	-1.16	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1951	1956
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	-1.05	0.11	-1.16	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	-0.92	0.10	-1.02	27th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1956
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	-0.92	0.10	-1.02	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	-0.76	0.09	-0.85	30th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1934
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	-0.76	0.09	-0.85	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	-0.88	0.07	-0.95	27th Driest	Driest since: 1951	1934
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	-0.88	0.07	-0.95	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1941
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	-0.87	0.07	-0.94	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	2021
	-0.87	0.07	-0.94	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1941
	Ties: 1947
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	-0.75	0.08	-0.83	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	2012
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	-0.75	0.08	-0.83	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1942
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	-0.88	0.08	-0.96	17th Driest	Driest since: 1952	2013
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	-0.88	0.08	-0.96	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1942
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	-0.95	0.08	-1.03	11th Driest	Driest to Date	2014
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	-0.95	0.08	-1.03	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1908
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	-0.64	0.08	-0.72	19th Driest	Driest since: 1947	1956, 2024
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	-0.64	0.08	-0.72	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	1988

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