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Virginia, Climate Division 3

December 1960 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1960 1-Month	-2.04	0.08	-2.12	13th Driest	Driest since: 1955	1965
December 1960 1-Month	-2.04	0.08	-2.12	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2009
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	-2.26	-0.08	-2.18	6th Driest	Driest since: 1931	2021
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	-2.26	-0.08	-2.18	125th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2009
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	-2.00	-0.12	-1.88	10th Driest	Driest since: 1941	2001
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	-2.00	-0.12	-1.88	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	-1.31	-0.10	-1.21	21st Driest	Driest since: 1955	1933, 1998
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	-1.31	-0.10	-1.21	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month	-1.13	-0.06	-1.07	21st Driest	Driest since: 1953	1941
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month	-1.13	-0.06	-1.07	110th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	-1.18	-0.07	-1.11	20th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	-1.18	-0.07	-1.11	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month	-1.24	-0.02	-1.22	16th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month	-1.24	-0.02	-1.22	115th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
May–Dec 1960 8-Month	-0.87	-0.04	-0.83	24th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
May–Dec 1960 8-Month	-0.87	-0.04	-0.83	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month	-0.85	-0.04	-0.81	24th Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month	-0.85	-0.04	-0.81	107th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month	-0.67	-0.03	-0.64	22nd Driest	Driest since: 1953	1930
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month	-0.67	-0.03	-0.64	109th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2018
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	-0.30	-0.03	-0.27	45th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	-0.30	-0.03	-0.27	86th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2003
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month	-0.34	-0.01	-0.33	39th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1930
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month	-0.34	-0.01	-0.33	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2003
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month	-0.08	-0.04	-0.04	54th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1931, 1999
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month	-0.08	-0.04	-0.04	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	2003
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month	-0.33	-0.01	-0.32	28th Driest	Driest since: 1956	1931
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month	-0.33	-0.01	-0.32	102nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2004
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	-0.15	-0.01	-0.14	44th Driest	Driest since: 1957	1965
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	-0.15	-0.01	-0.14	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month	-0.06	-0.01	-0.05	56th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1933
	-0.06	-0.01	-0.05	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1952	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1916, 1935, 1936
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month	-0.16	-0.01	-0.15	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1957	1967
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month	-0.16	-0.01	-0.15	94th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	2020

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