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New Mexico, Climate Division 6

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	-1.81	0.09	-1.90	15th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1917
December 1973 1-Month	-1.81	0.09	-1.90	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1991
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	-1.63	0.12	-1.75	13th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2017
	-1.63	0.12	-1.75	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1986
	Ties: 1954
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.69	0.12	-1.81	8th Driest	Driest since: 1950	1950
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.69	0.12	-1.81	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1986
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-1.77	0.05	-1.82	5th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2021
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-1.77	0.05	-1.82	126th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-1.72	0.02	-1.74	9th Driest	Driest since: 1964	2020
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-1.72	0.02	-1.74	122nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	-0.81	0.07	-0.88	31st Driest	Driest since: 1970	2020
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	-0.81	0.07	-0.88	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	-0.28	0.08	-0.36	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2020
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	-0.28	0.08	-0.36	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	0.11	0.09	0.02	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
	0.11	0.09	0.02	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
	Ties: 1965
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.20	0.11	0.09	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.20	0.11	0.09	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	0.47	0.10	0.37	98th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	0.47	0.10	0.37	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.60	0.09	0.51	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1934
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.60	0.09	0.51	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	0.71	0.07	0.64	105th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1934
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	0.71	0.07	0.64	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.43	0.07	1.36	118th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2021
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	1.43	0.07	1.36	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1941
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.71	0.08	0.63	110th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2012
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.71	0.08	0.63	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1942
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.32	0.08	0.24	97th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2013
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.32	0.08	0.24	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1942
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.01	0.08	-0.07	76th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2014
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.01	0.08	-0.07	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1908
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.09	0.08	0.01	76th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956, 2024
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.09	0.08	0.01	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1988

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