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New York, Climate Division 8

December 1959 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	0.64	-0.30	0.94	96th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
December 1959 1-Month	0.64	-0.30	0.94	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1983
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	1.08	-0.16	1.24	107th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
	1.08	-0.16	1.24	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1927
	Ties: 1907
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.71	-0.06	1.77	117th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.71	-0.06	1.77	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1927
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	1.01	-0.06	1.07	101st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1930
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	1.01	-0.06	1.07	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	2005
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	1.58	-0.07	1.65	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1908
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	1.58	-0.07	1.65	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1977
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	1.31	-0.03	1.34	116th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1908
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	1.31	-0.03	1.34	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	1.20	0.01	1.19	113th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1908
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	1.20	0.01	1.19	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	0.79	0.01	0.78	100th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1934
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	0.79	0.01	0.78	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1986
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	0.51	0.00	0.51	89th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1941
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	0.51	0.00	0.51	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1954
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	0.39	0.01	0.38	80th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1941
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	0.39	0.01	0.38	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1954
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	0.45	0.01	0.44	88th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1941
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	0.45	0.01	0.44	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1954
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	0.55	0.04	0.51	97th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1941
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	0.55	0.04	0.51	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1954
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	0.44	0.02	0.42	89th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1934
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	0.44	0.02	0.42	41st Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1973
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	0.34	0.04	0.30	85th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1934
	0.34	0.04	0.30	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1973
	Ties: 1903
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.01	0.03	-0.02	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	1908
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.01	0.03	-0.02	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1974
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	-0.15	0.03	-0.18	31st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1944
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	-0.15	0.03	-0.18	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1974
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	-0.36	0.03	-0.39	18th Driest	Driest since: 1945	1944
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	-0.36	0.03	-0.39	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1976

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