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Texas, Climate Division 5

December 2016 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2016 1-Month	0.27	0.01	0.26	88th Driest	Driest since: 2014	2021
December 2016 1-Month	0.27	0.01	0.26	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1986
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month	0.27	0.07	0.20	88th Driest	Driest since: 2012	2021
	0.27	0.07	0.20	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1986
	Ties: 1898, 1919
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month	-0.64	0.02	-0.66	46th Driest	Driest since: 2012	2021
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month	-0.64	0.02	-0.66	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1986
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month	-0.55	-0.05	-0.50	54th Driest	Driest since: 2012	2021
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month	-0.55	-0.05	-0.50	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1974
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month	0.48	-0.05	0.53	93rd Driest	Driest since: 2015	1921
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month	0.48	-0.05	0.53	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 2014	1974
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	70th Driest	Driest since: 2013	2020
	-0.05	0.00	-0.05	61st Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1974
	Ties: 2007
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month	0.17	0.01	0.16	79th Driest	Driest since: 2013	2011
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month	0.17	0.01	0.16	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1986
May–Dec 2016 8-Month	0.18	-0.01	0.19	86th Driest	Driest since: 2014	2011
	0.18	-0.01	0.19	45th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
	Ties: 2005
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month	0.08	0.01	0.07	79th Driest	Driest since: 2014	2011
	0.08	0.01	0.07	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
	Ties: 1898
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month	-0.09	0.01	-0.10	74th Driest	Driest since: 2014	2011
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month	-0.09	0.01	-0.10	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month	-0.18	0.01	-0.19	73rd Driest	Driest since: 2014	2011
	-0.18	0.01	-0.19	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
	Ties: 1898
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month	-0.18	-0.01	-0.17	72nd Driest	Driest since: 2014	2011
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month	-0.18	-0.01	-0.17	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month	0.01	0.00	0.01	78th Driest	Driest since: 2014	2024
	0.01	0.00	0.01	52nd Wettest	Wettest since: 2015	1941
	Ties: 1903
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month	0.64	0.00	0.64	109th Driest	Driest since: 2015	2024
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month	0.64	0.00	0.64	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 2005	1941
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month	0.28	0.01	0.27	96th Driest	Driest since: 2015	2024
	0.28	0.01	0.27	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 2006	1942
	Ties: 1970
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month	0.13	0.01	0.12	84th Driest	Driest since: 2015	1956
	0.13	0.01	0.12	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1987
	Ties: 1921, 2010
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month	-0.07	0.01	-0.08	58th Driest	Driest since: 2015	2024
	-0.07	0.01	-0.08	69th Wettest	Wettest since: 2010	1915
	Ties: 2010

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