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Texas, Climate Division 5

December 1971 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1971 1-Month	-0.75	0.01	-0.76	46th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
	-0.75	0.01	-0.76	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1986
	Ties: 1919, 1925
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	-1.01	0.07	-1.08	30th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
	-1.01	0.07	-1.08	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1986
	Ties: 1922
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	0.11	0.02	0.09	78th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
	0.11	0.02	0.09	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1986
	Ties: 1911
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	0.14	-0.05	0.19	85th Driest	Driest since: 1967	2021
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	0.14	-0.05	0.19	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1974
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	0.95	-0.05	1.00	108th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1921
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	0.95	-0.05	1.00	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1974
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	0.70	0.00	0.70	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1970	2020
	0.70	0.00	0.70	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1974
	Ties: 1923
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	0.39	0.01	0.38	91st Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	0.39	0.01	0.38	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1968	1986
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	0.09	-0.01	0.10	81st Driest	Driest since: 1970	2011
	0.09	-0.01	0.10	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
	Ties: 1970
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	-0.01	0.01	-0.02	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	2011
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	-0.01	0.01	-0.02	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	-0.18	0.01	-0.19	70th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2011
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	-0.18	0.01	-0.19	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	-0.28	0.01	-0.29	67th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2011
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	-0.28	0.01	-0.29	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	-0.39	-0.01	-0.38	57th Driest	Driest since: 1967	2011
	-0.39	-0.01	-0.38	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
	Ties: 1959
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	-0.28	0.00	-0.28	55th Driest	Driest since: 1967	2024
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	-0.28	0.00	-0.28	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	0.06	0.00	0.06	77th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2024
	0.06	0.00	0.06	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1941
	Ties: 1924, 1970
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	-0.09	0.01	-0.10	62nd Driest	Driest since: 1969	2024
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	-0.09	0.01	-0.10	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1942
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	0.11	0.01	0.10	79th Driest	Driest since: 1970	1956
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	0.11	0.01	0.10	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1987
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	-0.04	0.01	-0.05	63rd Driest	Driest since: 1969	2024
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	-0.04	0.01	-0.05	64th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1915

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