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Washington, Climate Division 1

December 1962 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1962 1-Month	-0.95	-0.19	-0.76	42nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1985
December 1962 1-Month	-0.95	-0.19	-0.76	89th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1933
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	0.72	-0.03	0.75	91st Driest	Driest since: 1961	1976
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	0.72	-0.03	0.75	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1998
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	0.25	-0.04	0.29	73rd Driest	Driest since: 1961	2013
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	0.25	-0.04	0.29	58th Wettest	Wettest since: 1958	1975
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	0.40	-0.03	0.43	81st Driest	Driest since: 1961	1976
	0.40	-0.03	0.43	50th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1933
	Ties: 1903
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	0.82	-0.05	0.87	114th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1929
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	0.82	-0.05	0.87	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1950	1975
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	0.57	-0.08	0.65	107th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1930
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	0.57	-0.08	0.65	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1975
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	0.54	-0.06	0.60	106th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1944
	0.54	-0.06	0.60	25th Wettest	Wettest since: 1956	1997
	Ties: 1899, 1956
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	0.52	-0.04	0.56	104th Driest	Driest since: 1961	2023
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	0.52	-0.04	0.56	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1997
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	0.64	-0.04	0.68	114th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1935
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	0.64	-0.04	0.68	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1955	1997
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	0.49	-0.05	0.54	105th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1992
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	0.49	-0.05	0.54	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1997
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	0.19	-0.06	0.25	82nd Driest	Driest since: 1960	1992
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	0.19	-0.06	0.25	49th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1997
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	0.05	-0.06	0.11	76th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2019
	0.05	-0.06	0.11	55th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1997
	Ties: 1908, 1927
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	-0.17	-0.06	-0.11	59th Driest	Driest since: 1958	2023
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	-0.17	-0.06	-0.11	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1997
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	0.21	-0.05	0.26	90th Driest	Driest since: 1959	1930
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	0.21	-0.05	0.26	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1997
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	0.18	-0.05	0.23	94th Driest	Driest since: 1960	1930
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	0.18	-0.05	0.23	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1961	1997
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	0.24	-0.05	0.29	104th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1925
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	0.24	-0.05	0.29	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1957	1999
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	0.09	-0.05	0.14	87th Driest	Driest since: 1961	1926
	0.09	-0.05	0.14	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1959	1903
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1949

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