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Virginia, Climate Division 3

December 1929 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1929 1-Month	-0.53	0.08	-0.61	48th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1965
	-0.53	0.08	-0.61	83rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2009
	Ties: 1897, 1900, 1916
Nov–Dec 1929 2-Month	-0.01	-0.08	0.07	72nd Driest	Driest since: 1928	2021
Nov–Dec 1929 2-Month	-0.01	-0.08	0.07	59th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2009
Oct–Dec 1929 3-Month	1.44	-0.12	1.56	116th Driest	Driest since: 1928	2001
Oct–Dec 1929 3-Month	1.44	-0.12	1.56	15th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2018
Sep–Dec 1929 4-Month	0.89	-0.10	0.99	102nd Driest	Driest since: 1928	1933, 1998
Sep–Dec 1929 4-Month	0.89	-0.10	0.99	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1907	2018
Aug–Dec 1929 5-Month	0.83	-0.06	0.89	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1928	1941
	0.83	-0.06	0.89	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2018
	Ties: 1928
Jul–Dec 1929 6-Month	0.76	-0.07	0.83	104th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Jul–Dec 1929 6-Month	0.76	-0.07	0.83	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1927	2018
Jun–Dec 1929 7-Month	1.07	-0.02	1.09	111th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Jun–Dec 1929 7-Month	1.07	-0.02	1.09	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2018
May–Dec 1929 8-Month	0.97	-0.04	1.01	116th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
May–Dec 1929 8-Month	0.97	-0.04	1.01	15th Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2018
Apr–Dec 1929 9-Month	0.98	-0.04	1.02	118th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Apr–Dec 1929 9-Month	0.98	-0.04	1.02	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2018
Mar–Dec 1929 10-Month	0.91	-0.03	0.94	117th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Mar–Dec 1929 10-Month	0.91	-0.03	0.94	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2018
Feb–Dec 1929 11-Month	1.03	-0.03	1.06	121st Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Feb–Dec 1929 11-Month	1.03	-0.03	1.06	10th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2003
Jan–Dec 1929 12-Month	0.88	-0.01	0.89	117th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1930
Jan–Dec 1929 12-Month	0.88	-0.01	0.89	14th Wettest	Wettest since: 1901	2003
Jul 1928–Dec 1929 18-Month	0.75	-0.04	0.79	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1928	1931, 1999
Jul 1928–Dec 1929 18-Month	0.75	-0.04	0.79	8th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2003
Jan 1928–Dec 1929 24-Month	0.48	-0.01	0.49	111th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1931
Jan 1928–Dec 1929 24-Month	0.48	-0.01	0.49	19th Wettest	Wettest to Date	2004
Jan 1927–Dec 1929 36-Month	0.34	-0.01	0.35	108th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1965
Jan 1927–Dec 1929 36-Month	0.34	-0.01	0.35	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1908	2020
Jan 1926–Dec 1929 48-Month	0.15	-0.01	0.16	91st Driest	Driest since: 1928	1933
Jan 1926–Dec 1929 48-Month	0.15	-0.01	0.16	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1920	2020
Jan 1925–Dec 1929 60-Month	-0.13	-0.01	-0.12	37th Driest	Driest since: 1928	1967
Jan 1925–Dec 1929 60-Month	-0.13	-0.01	-0.12	90th Wettest	Wettest since: 1924	2020

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