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South Dakota, Climate Division 8

December 1982 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1982 1-Month	1.24	0.18	1.06	109th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1943
December 1982 1-Month	1.24	0.18	1.06	22nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1981	1951
Nov–Dec 1982 2-Month	1.44	0.14	1.30	116th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1912
Nov–Dec 1982 2-Month	1.44	0.14	1.30	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	1920, 2019
Oct–Dec 1982 3-Month	2.97	0.24	2.73	129th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1938
Oct–Dec 1982 3-Month	2.97	0.24	2.73	2nd Wettest	Wettest to Date	1998
Sep–Dec 1982 4-Month	2.80	0.23	2.57	127th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1933
Sep–Dec 1982 4-Month	2.80	0.23	2.57	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	2019
Aug–Dec 1982 5-Month	2.74	0.25	2.49	127th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2012
Aug–Dec 1982 5-Month	2.74	0.25	2.49	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jul–Dec 1982 6-Month	2.92	0.30	2.62	126th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2012
Jul–Dec 1982 6-Month	2.92	0.30	2.62	5th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jun–Dec 1982 7-Month	2.72	0.29	2.43	125th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2012
Jun–Dec 1982 7-Month	2.72	0.29	2.43	6th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
May–Dec 1982 8-Month	3.17	0.28	2.89	128th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2012
May–Dec 1982 8-Month	3.17	0.28	2.89	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Apr–Dec 1982 9-Month	2.73	0.28	2.45	128th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Apr–Dec 1982 9-Month	2.73	0.28	2.45	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Mar–Dec 1982 10-Month	2.53	0.23	2.30	128th Driest	Driest since: 1981	2012
Mar–Dec 1982 10-Month	2.53	0.23	2.30	3rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1915	2019
Feb–Dec 1982 11-Month	2.22	0.22	2.00	127th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Feb–Dec 1982 11-Month	2.22	0.22	2.00	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Jan–Dec 1982 12-Month	2.10	0.22	1.88	127th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Jan–Dec 1982 12-Month	2.10	0.22	1.88	4th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
Jul 1981–Dec 1982 18-Month	1.62	0.25	1.37	120th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Jul 1981–Dec 1982 18-Month	1.62	0.25	1.37	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1951	2019
Jan 1981–Dec 1982 24-Month	0.80	0.22	0.58	96th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1934
Jan 1981–Dec 1982 24-Month	0.80	0.22	0.58	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2019
Jan 1980–Dec 1982 36-Month	0.21	0.21	0.00	67th Driest	Driest since: 1981	1935
	0.21	0.21	0.00	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2020
	Ties: 1949, 1963
Jan 1979–Dec 1982 48-Month	0.25	0.20	0.05	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1981	1936
	0.25	0.20	0.05	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1998
	Ties: 1963
Jan 1978–Dec 1982 60-Month	0.30	0.19	0.11	69th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1937
Jan 1978–Dec 1982 60-Month	0.30	0.19	0.11	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1981	1999

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