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Wisconsin, Climate Division 4

December 2002 Palmer Z-Index Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Driest/Wettest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	-0.71	0.03	-0.74	33rd Driest	Driest since: 1999	1976
	-0.71	0.03	-0.74	98th Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1908
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	-1.05	0.07	-1.12	30th Driest	Driest since: 1999	1976
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	-1.05	0.07	-1.12	101st Wettest	Wettest since: 2001	1991
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	0.55	0.10	0.45	77th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	0.55	0.10	0.45	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1911
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	0.84	0.10	0.74	89th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
	0.84	0.10	0.74	42nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	1911
	Ties: 1915
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	1.07	0.08	0.99	98th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	1.07	0.08	0.99	33rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1995	1911
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	0.94	0.11	0.83	93rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	0.94	0.11	0.83	38th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	1900
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	1.41	0.12	1.29	113th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
	1.41	0.12	1.29	18th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2010
	Ties: 1951
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	1.13	0.13	1.00	102nd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1976
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	1.13	0.13	1.00	29th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	1.24	0.12	1.12	111th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1910
	1.24	0.12	1.12	20th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
	Ties: 1978
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	1.25	0.12	1.13	114th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1910
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	1.25	0.12	1.13	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	1.31	0.12	1.19	119th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1910
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	1.31	0.12	1.19	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	1.17	0.13	1.04	118th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1910
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	1.17	0.13	1.04	13th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	0.79	0.13	0.66	103rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1910
	0.79	0.13	0.66	27th Wettest	Wettest since: 1993	2019
	Ties: 1992
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	0.93	0.13	0.80	118th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1949
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	0.93	0.13	0.80	12th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2019
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	0.76	0.14	0.62	112th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1950
	0.76	0.14	0.62	17th Wettest	Wettest since: 1994	2019
	Ties: 1983
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	0.65	0.13	0.52	107th Driest	Driest since: 2001	1934
	0.65	0.13	0.52	21st Wettest	Wettest since: 1996	2019
	Ties: 1968, 1986
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	0.62	0.13	0.49	103rd Driest	Driest since: 2001	1934
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	0.62	0.13	0.49	24th Wettest	Wettest since: 1997	2019

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