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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1959 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	3.19	0.03	3.16	124th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2021
December 1959 1-Month	3.19	0.03	3.16	7th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1991
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	1.53	0.10	1.43	112th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2021
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	1.53	0.10	1.43	19th Wettest	Wettest since: 1932	1913
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.79	0.08	1.71	116th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1921
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	1.79	0.08	1.71	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	2018
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	0.83	0.03	0.80	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1958	2021
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	0.83	0.03	0.80	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	2018
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	0.32	0.05	0.27	88th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
	0.32	0.05	0.27	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1946	1986
	Ties: 1907
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	0.60	0.07	0.53	91st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	0.60	0.07	0.53	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1942	1941
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	0.65	0.09	0.56	89th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	0.65	0.09	0.56	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1941
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	0.49	0.06	0.43	88th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	0.49	0.06	0.43	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1941
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	0.31	0.09	0.22	85th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2011
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	0.31	0.09	0.22	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1941
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	0.11	0.08	0.03	79th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	0.11	0.08	0.03	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	-0.04	0.06	-0.10	74th Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	-0.04	0.06	-0.10	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	-0.16	0.05	-0.21	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	2011
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	-0.16	0.05	-0.21	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1941
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	-0.20	0.06	-0.26	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1956	1956
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	-0.20	0.06	-0.26	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1992
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	0.20	0.06	0.14	77th Driest	Driest since: 1957	2012
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	0.20	0.06	0.14	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1920
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.62	0.06	0.56	113th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2013
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	0.62	0.06	0.56	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1943	1915, 1992
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	-0.05	0.07	-0.12	51st Driest	Driest since: 1958	1954
	-0.05	0.07	-0.12	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1945	1908
	Ties: 1905
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	-0.14	0.07	-0.21	38th Driest	Driest since: 1958	1956
	-0.14	0.07	-0.21	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1949	1923
	Ties: 1949

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