Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Minnesota, Climate Division 5. Central
Precipitation Rankings, January 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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January 1972 1-Month |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 0.77" (19.56mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1898 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1975 | ||||
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 1.50" (38.10mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1931 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1969 | ||||
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
4.13" (104.90mm) | 2.76" (70.10mm) |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1981 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1997 | ||||
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
10.65" (270.51mm) | 4.69" (119.13mm) |
5.96" (151.38mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1969 | ||||
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
13.26" (336.80mm) | 7.54" (191.52mm) |
5.72" (145.28mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1953 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1969 | ||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
15.82" (401.83mm) | 11.15" (283.21mm) |
4.67" (118.62mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
18.89" (479.81mm) | 14.69" (373.13mm) |
4.20" (106.68mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
24.55" (623.57mm) | 18.97" (481.84mm) |
5.58" (141.73mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
27.59" (700.79mm) | 22.25" (565.15mm) |
5.34" (135.64mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
29.13" (739.90mm) | 24.39" (619.51mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1969 | ||||
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
29.78" (756.41mm) | 25.73" (653.54mm) |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1966 | ||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
31.81" (807.97mm) | 26.42" (671.07mm) |
5.39" (136.90mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1911 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
45.73" (1,161.54mm) | 37.62" (955.55mm) |
8.11" (205.99mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1977 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1966 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
60.22" (1,529.59mm) | 52.84" (1,342.14mm) |
7.38" (187.45mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1924 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
81.43" (2,068.32mm) | 79.19" (2,011.43mm) |
2.24" (56.89mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1935 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
117.42" (2,982.47mm) | 105.56" (2,681.22mm) |
11.86" (301.25mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1935 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1987 | ||||
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
137.78" (3,499.61mm) | 131.99" (3,352.55mm) |
5.79" (147.06mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1935 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/