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South Dakota, Climate Division 8

December 1963 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1963 1-Month	-0.68	0.18	-0.86	26th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1943
December 1963 1-Month	-0.68	0.18	-0.86	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1951
Nov–Dec 1963 2-Month	-0.95	0.14	-1.09	14th Driest	Driest since: 1962	1912
Nov–Dec 1963 2-Month	-0.95	0.14	-1.09	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1960	1920, 2019
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	-1.21	0.24	-1.45	6th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1938
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	-1.21	0.24	-1.45	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1998
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	-0.56	0.23	-0.79	36th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1933
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	-0.56	0.23	-0.79	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	-0.78	0.25	-1.03	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	2012
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	-0.78	0.25	-1.03	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	-0.51	0.30	-0.81	39th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2012
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	-0.51	0.30	-0.81	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	-0.32	0.29	-0.61	45th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2012
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	-0.32	0.29	-0.61	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
May–Dec 1963 8-Month	-0.51	0.28	-0.79	40th Driest	Driest since: 1959	2012
May–Dec 1963 8-Month	-0.51	0.28	-0.79	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Apr–Dec 1963 9-Month	-0.48	0.28	-0.76	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1934
	-0.48	0.28	-0.76	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1961
Mar–Dec 1963 10-Month	-0.53	0.23	-0.76	34th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2012
Mar–Dec 1963 10-Month	-0.53	0.23	-0.76	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Feb–Dec 1963 11-Month	-0.55	0.22	-0.77	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1934
	-0.55	0.22	-0.77	99th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1913
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	-0.46	0.22	-0.68	35th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1934
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	-0.46	0.22	-0.68	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Jul 1962–Dec 1963 18-Month	0.20	0.25	-0.05	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1961	1934
Jul 1962–Dec 1963 18-Month	0.20	0.25	-0.05	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2019
Jan 1962–Dec 1963 24-Month	0.65	0.22	0.43	90th Driest	Driest since: 1962	1934
Jan 1962–Dec 1963 24-Month	0.65	0.22	0.43	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2019
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	0.21	0.21	0.00	67th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1935
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	0.21	0.21	0.00	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	2020
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	0.25	0.20	0.05	64th Driest	Driest since: 1962	1936
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	0.25	0.20	0.05	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1954	1998
Jan 1959–Dec 1963 60-Month	0.02	0.19	-0.17	46th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1937
	0.02	0.19	-0.17	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1999
	Ties: 1930

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