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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	-0.66	0.03	-0.69	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
December 1972 1-Month	-0.66	0.03	-0.69	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1991
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	0.27	0.10	0.17	70th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	0.27	0.10	0.17	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1913
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	0.94	0.08	0.86	101st Driest	Driest since: 1971	1921
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	0.94	0.08	0.86	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	2018
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.81	0.03	0.78	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	0.81	0.03	0.78	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	2018
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.57	0.05	1.52	116th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	1.57	0.05	1.52	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1986
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.24	0.07	1.17	111th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	1.24	0.07	1.17	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.95	0.09	0.86	98th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	0.95	0.09	0.86	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	0.81	0.06	0.75	98th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
	0.81	0.06	0.75	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
	Ties: 1971
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.54	0.09	0.45	89th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	0.54	0.09	0.45	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.28	0.08	0.20	84th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	0.28	0.08	0.20	47th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.15	0.06	0.09	80th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	0.15	0.06	0.09	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1941
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.07	0.05	0.02	80th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2011
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	0.07	0.05	0.02	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.64	0.06	0.58	98th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	0.64	0.06	0.58	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1992
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.03	0.06	-0.03	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	0.03	0.06	-0.03	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1920
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	-0.19	0.06	-0.25	39th Driest	Driest since: 1967	2013
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	-0.19	0.06	-0.25	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1915, 1992
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	0.09	0.07	0.02	66th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1954
	0.09	0.07	0.02	62nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1908
	Ties: 1945
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.32	0.07	0.25	93rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	0.32	0.07	0.25	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1923

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