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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1973 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	-1.73	0.03	-1.76	8th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
December 1973 1-Month	-1.73	0.03	-1.76	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1991
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	-1.73	0.10	-1.83	8th Driest	Driest since: 1966	2021
	-1.73	0.10	-1.83	123rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1913
	Ties: 1903
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.24	0.08	-1.32	20th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1921
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	-1.24	0.08	-1.32	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2018
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-0.24	0.03	-0.27	59th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	-0.24	0.03	-0.27	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2018
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-0.43	0.05	-0.48	49th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	-0.43	0.05	-0.48	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1986
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	0.00	0.07	-0.07	74th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	0.00	0.07	-0.07	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.07	0.09	-0.02	78th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	0.07	0.09	-0.02	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	-0.11	0.06	-0.17	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	-0.11	0.06	-0.17	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.16	0.09	0.07	78th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	0.16	0.09	0.07	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1941
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	0.52	0.08	0.44	92nd Driest	Driest since: 1972	2011
	0.52	0.08	0.44	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
	Ties: 1899
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.60	0.06	0.54	94th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2011
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	0.60	0.06	0.54	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	0.79	0.05	0.74	99th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2011
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	0.79	0.05	0.74	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1941
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	0.94	0.06	0.88	109th Driest	Driest since: 1972	1956
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	0.94	0.06	0.88	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1992
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.43	0.06	0.37	94th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2012
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	0.43	0.06	0.37	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1920
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	87th Driest	Driest since: 1972	2013
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	0.29	0.06	0.23	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1915, 1992
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.05	0.07	-0.02	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1968	1954
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	0.05	0.07	-0.02	66th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1908
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.23	0.07	0.16	84th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1956
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	0.23	0.07	0.16	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1923

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