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North Dakota, Climate Division 7

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	-0.11	0.14	-0.25	59th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
December 1953 1-Month	-0.11	0.14	-0.25	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2013
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	-0.69	0.10	-0.79	26th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1954
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	-0.69	0.10	-0.79	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1896
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	-0.36	0.13	-0.49	45th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1963
	-0.36	0.13	-0.49	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1982
	Ties: 1913
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	-0.61	0.11	-0.72	34th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1952
	-0.61	0.11	-0.72	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2013
	Ties: 1937
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	0.06	0.11	-0.05	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	0.06	0.11	-0.05	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2013
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	0.32	0.13	0.19	79th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
	0.32	0.13	0.19	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2013
	Ties: 1922
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	0.71	0.12	0.59	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	0.71	0.12	0.59	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1915
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	1.05	0.12	0.93	101st Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	1.05	0.12	0.93	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1947	2013
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	1.26	0.09	1.17	107th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	1.26	0.09	1.17	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2013
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	1.23	0.08	1.15	111th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	1.23	0.08	1.15	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1982
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	1.05	0.08	0.97	109th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	1.05	0.08	0.97	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1982
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	0.92	0.09	0.83	107th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	0.92	0.09	0.83	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1982
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	0.16	0.10	0.06	69th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1934
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	0.16	0.10	0.06	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2014
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	-0.11	0.09	-0.20	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1937
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	-0.11	0.09	-0.20	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2014
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	0.08	0.09	-0.01	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1936
	0.08	0.09	-0.01	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1972
	Ties: 1900
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	0.19	0.08	0.11	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1952	1937
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	0.19	0.08	0.11	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1973
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	-0.02	0.08	-0.10	48th Driest	Driest since: 1952	1938
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	-0.02	0.08	-0.10	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2014

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