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Texas, Climate Division 5

January 1972 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	-1.11	-0.19	-0.92	29th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2006
January 1972 1-Month	-1.11	-0.19	-0.92	103rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1949
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	-0.93	-0.09	-0.84	38th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2022
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	-0.93	-0.09	-0.84	93rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1992
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-1.04	-0.03	-1.01	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1971	2022
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	-1.04	-0.03	-1.01	108th Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1992
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	-0.19	-0.04	-0.15	68th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2022
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	-0.19	-0.04	-0.15	63rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1970	1987
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	-0.11	-0.07	-0.04	74th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2022
	-0.11	-0.07	-0.04	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1975
	Ties: 1949
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	0.61	-0.06	0.67	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1971	1935
	0.61	-0.06	0.67	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1975
	Ties: 1901
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.44	-0.01	0.45	94th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1935
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	0.44	-0.01	0.45	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1975
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.20	0.00	0.20	85th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1935
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	0.20	0.00	0.20	46th Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1987
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	70th Driest	Driest since: 1971	2012
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1969	1942
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	-0.12	0.00	-0.12	64th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2012
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	-0.12	0.00	-0.12	67th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1942
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	-0.26	0.01	-0.27	60th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2012
	-0.26	0.01	-0.27	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1942
	Ties: 1936
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	-0.35	0.01	-0.36	56th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2012
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	-0.35	0.01	-0.36	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1942
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	-0.24	-0.01	-0.23	56th Driest	Driest since: 1968	2012
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	-0.24	-0.01	-0.23	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1942
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	0.03	0.01	0.02	74th Driest	Driest since: 1969	2025
	0.03	0.01	0.02	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1942
	Ties: 1925, 1969
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	-0.09	0.02	-0.11	61st Driest	Driest since: 1970	2025
	-0.09	0.02	-0.11	68th Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1943
	Ties: 1970
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	0.08	0.02	0.06	77th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1957
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	0.08	0.02	0.06	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1962	1915
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	-0.04	0.02	-0.06	66th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2025
	-0.04	0.02	-0.06	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 1971	1916
	Ties: 1905, 1930

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 27, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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