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Texas, Climate Division 2

December 1988 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1988 1-Month	-0.75	0.03	-0.78	50th Driest	Driest since: 1985	2021
December 1988 1-Month	-0.75	0.03	-0.78	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1991
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	-1.31	0.10	-1.41	25th Driest	Driest since: 1977	2021
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	-1.31	0.10	-1.41	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1913
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	-1.43	0.08	-1.51	15th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1921
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	-1.43	0.08	-1.51	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	2018
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	-0.40	0.03	-0.43	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1987	2021
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	-0.40	0.03	-0.43	78th Wettest	Wettest since: 1986	2018
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	-0.69	0.05	-0.74	37th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	-0.69	0.05	-0.74	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1986
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	-0.45	0.07	-0.52	44th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1954, 1956
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	-0.45	0.07	-0.52	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month	-0.41	0.09	-0.50	49th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
	-0.41	0.09	-0.50	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
	Ties: 1904
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	-0.66	0.06	-0.72	35th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1956
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	-0.66	0.06	-0.72	96th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month	-0.55	0.09	-0.64	45th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2011
	-0.55	0.09	-0.64	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
	Ties: 1938
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month	-0.47	0.08	-0.55	44th Driest	Driest since: 1978	2011
	-0.47	0.08	-0.55	87th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
	Ties: 1903, 1912, 1940
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month	-0.52	0.06	-0.58	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
	-0.52	0.06	-0.58	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
	Ties: 1930
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month	-0.52	0.05	-0.57	40th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
	-0.52	0.05	-0.57	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1941
	Ties: 1928, 1955
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month	-0.23	0.06	-0.29	51st Driest	Driest since: 1978	1956
	-0.23	0.06	-0.29	79th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1992
	Ties: 1938
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	84th Driest	Driest since: 1984	2012
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	0.32	0.06	0.26	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1920
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	0.45	0.06	0.39	101st Driest	Driest since: 1985	2013
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	0.45	0.06	0.39	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1915, 1992
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	0.62	0.07	0.55	113th Driest	Driest since: 1986	1954
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	0.62	0.07	0.55	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1908
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month	0.47	0.07	0.40	110th Driest	Driest since: 1985	1956
	0.47	0.07	0.40	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1987	1923
	Ties: 1922, 1924

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