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Texas, Climate Division 5

December 1981 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	-1.67	0.01	-1.68	7th Driest	Driest since: 1970	2021
December 1981 1-Month	-1.67	0.01	-1.68	124th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1986
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	-1.19	0.07	-1.26	20th Driest	Driest since: 1973	2021
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	-1.19	0.07	-1.26	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1986
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	0.45	0.02	0.43	89th Driest	Driest since: 1979	2021
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	0.45	0.02	0.43	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1986
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.29	-0.05	0.34	96th Driest	Driest since: 1979	2021
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	0.29	-0.05	0.34	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1974
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	0.65	-0.05	0.70	98th Driest	Driest since: 1979	1921
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	0.65	-0.05	0.70	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1974
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	0.66	0.00	0.66	100th Driest	Driest since: 1979	2020
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	0.66	0.00	0.66	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	1974
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	0.60	0.01	0.59	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
	0.60	0.01	0.59	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1986
	Ties: 1928, 1958
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	0.69	-0.01	0.70	104th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
	0.69	-0.01	0.70	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1941
	Ties: 1940
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	1.22	0.01	1.21	115th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	1.22	0.01	1.21	16th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1941
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	1.31	0.01	1.30	119th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
	1.31	0.01	1.30	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1974	1941
	Ties: 1919, 1974
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	1.21	0.01	1.20	117th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	1.21	0.01	1.20	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1941
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	1.24	-0.01	1.25	118th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2011
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	1.24	-0.01	1.25	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1941	1941
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	1.13	0.00	1.13	121st Driest	Driest since: 1980	2024
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	1.13	0.00	1.13	9th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	1941
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	0.57	0.00	0.57	107th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2024
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	0.57	0.00	0.57	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1941
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.53	0.01	0.52	109th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2024
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	0.53	0.01	0.52	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1976	1942
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	0.64	0.01	0.63	113th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1956
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	0.64	0.01	0.63	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1944	1987
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	0.35	0.01	0.34	96th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2024
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	0.35	0.01	0.34	31st Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1915

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