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Wisconsin, Climate Division 4

December 1978 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	0.19	0.03	0.16	71st Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
December 1978 1-Month	0.19	0.03	0.16	60th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2015
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.64	0.07	0.57	88th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.64	0.07	0.57	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1991
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.11	0.10	0.01	66th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.11	0.10	0.01	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1911
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	0.52	0.10	0.42	78th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
	0.52	0.10	0.42	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1911
	Ties: 1901
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	0.43	0.08	0.35	74th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
	0.43	0.08	0.35	57th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1911
	Ties: 1906
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	1.45	0.11	1.34	108th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	1.45	0.11	1.34	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1900
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	1.40	0.12	1.28	111th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	1.40	0.12	1.28	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2010
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.21	0.13	1.08	105th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	1.21	0.13	1.08	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	2019
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	1.24	0.12	1.12	111th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	1.24	0.12	1.12	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.92	0.12	0.80	101st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.92	0.12	0.80	30th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.76	0.12	0.64	96th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.76	0.12	0.64	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.70	0.13	0.57	96th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
	0.70	0.13	0.57	35th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1924
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.75	0.13	0.62	98th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.75	0.13	0.62	32nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2019
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.09	0.13	-0.04	46th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1949
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.09	0.13	-0.04	84th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	-0.47	0.14	-0.61	18th Driest	Driest since: 1964	1950
	-0.47	0.14	-0.61	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1941
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	-0.10	0.13	-0.23	36th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1934
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	-0.10	0.13	-0.23	92nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	-0.21	0.13	-0.34	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1977	1934
	-0.21	0.13	-0.34	104th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1977

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