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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1940 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1940 1-Month	-0.47	0.03	-0.50	60th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2021
	-0.47	0.03	-0.50	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1991
	Ties: 1933
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	1.17	0.10	1.07	104th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2021
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month	1.17	0.10	1.07	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1913
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	0.24	0.08	0.16	77th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1921
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month	0.24	0.08	0.16	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2018
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	-0.21	0.03	-0.24	61st Driest	Driest since: 1939	2021
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month	-0.21	0.03	-0.24	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2018
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	0.22	0.05	0.17	81st Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month	0.22	0.05	0.17	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1986
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	-0.26	0.07	-0.33	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month	-0.26	0.07	-0.33	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1941
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	-0.23	0.09	-0.32	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month	-0.23	0.09	-0.32	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1941
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	-0.39	0.06	-0.45	55th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
May–Dec 1940 8-Month	-0.39	0.06	-0.45	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1937	1941
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	-0.32	0.09	-0.41	58th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2011
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month	-0.32	0.09	-0.41	73rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1941
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	-0.47	0.08	-0.55	44th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2011
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month	-0.47	0.08	-0.55	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1941
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	-0.34	0.06	-0.40	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1939	2011
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month	-0.34	0.06	-0.40	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1941
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	-0.36	0.05	-0.41	54th Driest	Driest since: 1939	2011
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month	-0.36	0.05	-0.41	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1941
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	-0.72	0.06	-0.78	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1939	1956
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month	-0.72	0.06	-0.78	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1992
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	-0.69	0.06	-0.75	19th Driest	Driest since: 1934	2012
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month	-0.69	0.06	-0.75	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1920
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	-0.50	0.06	-0.56	24th Driest	Driest since: 1936	2013
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month	-0.50	0.06	-0.56	105th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1915, 1992
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month	-0.43	0.07	-0.50	25th Driest	Driest since: 1939	1954
	-0.43	0.07	-0.50	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1938	1908
	Ties: 1937
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month	-0.43	0.07	-0.50	16th Driest	Driest since: 1937	1956
	-0.43	0.07	-0.50	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1939	1923
	Ties: 1912

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