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Wisconsin, Climate Division 4

December 1979 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 1979 1-Month	-0.51	0.03	-0.54	43rd Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
	-0.51	0.03	-0.54	88th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1957
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	0.34	0.07	0.27	78th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	0.34	0.07	0.27	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1991
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	1.40	0.10	1.30	108th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1976
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	1.40	0.10	1.30	23rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1972	1911
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	0.41	0.10	0.31	75th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	0.41	0.10	0.31	56th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1911
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	0.95	0.08	0.87	94th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1976
	0.95	0.08	0.87	37th Wettest	Wettest since: 1977	1911
	Ties: 1912, 1951
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	0.84	0.11	0.73	87th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	0.84	0.11	0.73	44th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	1900
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	0.76	0.12	0.64	88th Driest	Driest since: 1976	1976
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	0.76	0.12	0.64	43rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2010
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	0.97	0.13	0.84	97th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1976
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	0.97	0.13	0.84	34th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2019
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	0.78	0.12	0.66	91st Driest	Driest since: 1977	1910
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	0.78	0.12	0.66	40th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2019
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	0.94	0.12	0.82	104th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1910
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	0.94	0.12	0.82	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	0.91	0.12	0.79	103rd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1910
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	0.91	0.12	0.79	28th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	0.91	0.13	0.78	105th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1910
	0.91	0.13	0.78	26th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1905
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	1.09	0.13	0.96	122nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1910
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	1.09	0.13	0.96	8th Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2019
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	0.80	0.13	0.67	113th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1949
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	0.80	0.13	0.67	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1904	2019
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	0.37	0.14	0.23	78th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1950
	0.37	0.14	0.23	51st Wettest	Wettest since: 1973	2019
	Ties: 1908
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	-0.13	0.13	-0.26	28th Driest	Driest since: 1977	1934
	-0.13	0.13	-0.26	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1976
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	0.10	0.13	-0.03	50th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1934
	0.10	0.13	-0.03	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1901

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 26, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings

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