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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1976 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1976 1-Month	-0.89	0.03	-0.92	41st Driest	Driest since: 1973	2021
December 1976 1-Month	-0.89	0.03	-0.92	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1991
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month	-0.51	0.10	-0.61	47th Driest	Driest since: 1973	2021
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month	-0.51	0.10	-0.61	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1913
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	0.66	0.08	0.58	95th Driest	Driest since: 1975	1921
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	0.66	0.08	0.58	36th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	2018
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month	0.81	0.03	0.78	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1975	2021
	0.81	0.03	0.78	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1972
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month	0.53	0.05	0.48	98th Driest	Driest since: 1973	1956
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month	0.53	0.05	0.48	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1986
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month	0.77	0.07	0.70	97th Driest	Driest since: 1973	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month	0.77	0.07	0.70	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month	0.35	0.09	0.26	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1973	1956
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month	0.35	0.09	0.26	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
May–Dec 1976 8-Month	0.13	0.06	0.07	81st Driest	Driest since: 1973	1956
May–Dec 1976 8-Month	0.13	0.06	0.07	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month	0.39	0.09	0.30	86th Driest	Driest since: 1973	2011
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month	0.39	0.09	0.30	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month	0.23	0.08	0.15	83rd Driest	Driest since: 1974	2011
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month	0.23	0.08	0.15	48th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month	-0.01	0.06	-0.07	75th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month	-0.01	0.06	-0.07	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month	-0.11	0.05	-0.16	71st Driest	Driest since: 1974	2011
	-0.11	0.05	-0.16	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
	Ties: 1962, 1974
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month	0.40	0.06	0.34	91st Driest	Driest since: 1974	1956
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month	0.40	0.06	0.34	39th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1992
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month	0.54	0.06	0.48	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1975	2012
	0.54	0.06	0.48	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1920
	Ties: 1975
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	89th Driest	Driest since: 1974	2013
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1915, 1992
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month	0.44	0.07	0.37	99th Driest	Driest since: 1974	1954
	0.44	0.07	0.37	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1908
	Ties: 1900
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month	0.36	0.07	0.29	97th Driest	Driest since: 1974	1956
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month	0.36	0.07	0.29	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1923

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