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December 2008 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	-1.23	0.01	-1.24	20th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2021
	-1.23	0.01	-1.24	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1986
	Ties: 1945
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	-1.33	0.07	-1.40	15th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2021
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	-1.33	0.07	-1.40	116th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1986
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	-1.11	0.02	-1.13	24th Driest	Driest since: 1999	2021
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	-1.11	0.02	-1.13	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1986
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	-0.19	-0.05	-0.14	71st Driest	Driest since: 2007	2021
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	-0.19	-0.05	-0.14	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 2004	1974
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	0.12	-0.05	0.17	81st Driest	Driest since: 2007	1921
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	0.12	-0.05	0.17	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1974
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	0.50	0.00	0.50	94th Driest	Driest since: 2007	2020
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	0.50	0.00	0.50	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 2004	1974
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	0.23	0.01	0.22	82nd Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	0.23	0.01	0.22	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1986
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	71st Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	-0.08	-0.01	-0.07	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	-0.27	0.01	-0.28	59th Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	-0.27	0.01	-0.28	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	-0.40	0.01	-0.41	51st Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	-0.40	0.01	-0.41	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	-0.54	0.01	-0.55	46th Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	-0.54	0.01	-0.55	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	-0.57	-0.01	-0.56	43rd Driest	Driest since: 2006	2011
	-0.57	-0.01	-0.56	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
	Ties: 1963
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	-0.40	0.00	-0.40	44th Driest	Driest since: 2006	2024
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	-0.40	0.00	-0.40	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1941
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	0.27	0.00	0.27	93rd Driest	Driest since: 2007	2024
	0.27	0.00	0.27	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	1941
	Ties: 1940
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	-0.11	0.01	-0.12	59th Driest	Driest since: 2003	2024
	-0.11	0.01	-0.12	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1942
	Ties: 1969
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	0.02	0.01	0.01	71st Driest	Driest since: 2004	1956
	0.02	0.01	0.01	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1987
	Ties: 1929, 1945
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	0.36	0.01	0.35	98th Driest	Driest since: 2007	2024
	0.36	0.01	0.35	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 2007	1915
	Ties: 2007

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