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North Dakota, Climate Division 7

December 1985 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1985 1-Month	1.31	0.14	1.17	114th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1952
December 1985 1-Month	1.31	0.14	1.17	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2013
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	1.16	0.10	1.06	116th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1954
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	1.16	0.10	1.06	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1896
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	1.08	0.13	0.95	111th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1963
	1.08	0.13	0.95	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	1982
	Ties: 1932
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	0.89	0.11	0.78	104th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1952
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	0.89	0.11	0.78	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2013
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	0.75	0.11	0.64	96th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1934
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	0.75	0.11	0.64	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2013
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	0.11	0.13	-0.02	69th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1936
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	0.11	0.13	-0.02	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2013
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	-0.30	0.12	-0.42	51st Driest	Driest since: 1984	1936
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	-0.30	0.12	-0.42	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1915
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	-0.29	0.12	-0.41	57th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1936
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	-0.29	0.12	-0.41	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1983	2013
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	-0.46	0.09	-0.55	48th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1936
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	-0.46	0.09	-0.55	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2013
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	-0.39	0.08	-0.47	48th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1936
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	-0.39	0.08	-0.47	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1982
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	-0.48	0.08	-0.56	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1936
	-0.48	0.08	-0.56	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1982
	Ties: 1930
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	-0.54	0.09	-0.63	41st Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	-0.54	0.09	-0.63	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1982
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	-0.56	0.10	-0.66	34th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	-0.56	0.10	-0.66	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2014
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	-0.45	0.09	-0.54	36th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1937
	-0.45	0.09	-0.54	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	2014
	Ties: 1940
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	-0.08	0.09	-0.17	46th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1936
	-0.08	0.09	-0.17	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1984	1972
	Ties: 1931, 1963
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	0.60	0.08	0.52	105th Driest	Driest since: 1984	1937
	0.60	0.08	0.52	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1973
	Ties: 1929, 1947
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	0.29	0.08	0.21	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1984	1938
	0.29	0.08	0.21	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1982	2014
	Ties: 1917

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